[moonchrome]

I got into software because I loved making stuff, I got my computer as a gift at 12 and I was consumed - I could make stuff and the only limit was my knowledge - not materials or tools - 20 something years after I'm still doing it.

Woodworking, metalworking, electronics, 3D modeling, CAD - just different ways to thinker with stuff.

[sbf501]

Totally. A computer is worth tens of thousands of board feet of wood. Until I could afford a house and woodworking tools, this (and music) were my two primary creative outlets.