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by solarmist
5495 days ago
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I had two. The first was when I was in 7th grade math and was exposed to programming for the first time. We used basic and just did some ascii art stuff. A christmas tree. But I added a clear screen and a goto and that made the tree flash and kinda twinkle. Every one asked me how I did it and I showed them (it didn't work on most of their computers, I guess the refresh rate was juuuust right on my screen). That's what made me interested in computers. My other was after my first year of college at University of Minnesota (99-00). I had AP comp sci AB so I didn't need to take the first year intro CS classes, but I hung out at the ACM a lot and someone told me about quick-sort or I learned it in class and it was the most complex intricate piece of code I'd ever seen. I was mesmerized by it, but everyone else just bitched about how "crazy" it was. That's when I knew I was in the right major. I guess a third one would be when every one I knew that was into computers changed their major because it was too hard and I was the only one left. That was a bit of an ah-ha moment I guess. |
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