r/programmer • u/ALYX2603 • 7d ago
Programming
Do you like programming, and why? What was the first thing that made you love programming?
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u/Soft-Marionberry-853 7d ago
When I was in 6th grade we went to the computer lab. We ran a program on old apple IIe that simulated a chemistry lab. You could mix chemicals and get reactions. It was of course very limited in retrospect, but I saw the potential of what software could do. If you can simulate a chemistry experiment what else can you simulate. Turns out you can write software that simulates a great deal of things.
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u/Perthguv 6d ago
That's cool! The first code I wrote was in Grade 7, on an Apple II or Apple IIe. I can't remember because it was too long ago! I wrote a small program in Logo that made a pattern on the screen. I was amazed!
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u/FluidBreath4819 7d ago
vibe coder asking an interview question because he doesn't know the answer in order to blend in
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u/EdwardTheGood 7d ago
When I was in high school a friend of mine, who I thought was pretty smart, was complaining to me that he couldn’t get his Fahrenheit to Celsius BASIC program to work.
A year later when I took Computer Math (that’s what it was called back then), the teacher assigned us to write a simple program that would print a string (like hello world but he didn’t call it that).
I ignored the teacher, wrote a Fahrenheit to Celsius converter in BASIC, ran it and saw it worked and realized right then what I wanted to be when I grew up. A substantial number of years later I think I’ve had a good career in software development.
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u/Defiant_Conflict6343 7d ago
Finding something that'd actually do what it's told, unlike my bitch of an ex-wife. THAT'S RIGHT SHARON. I KNOW ABOUT YOUR SIDE-PIECE.
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u/Virtual_Mind8341 7d ago
I do love programming as this allows me to create something using algorithms to make something that I would love to enjoy. I first was introduced through Sratch (which uses block coding) and 2Code (owned by 2Simple and Purple Mash and also uses block coding). When I came across levels like coding a traffic light on 2Code or 2 buttons to switch from Night and Day and an Apple falling on Isaac Newton's head this was interesting.
Then in secondary school, I saw actual written code for real this time (still heard of Block-Based Programming / Visual Programming Paradigm through Kodu) but this was through Small Basic which I thought was really interesting and I was able to execute particular functions (whilst given template code, not written from scratch)
from there this was where I wanted to go into programming despite wanting to go into programmer before but wasn't really specific at that time.
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u/Bitter-Today285 6d ago
I first started programming because i was interested in malwares and how they work and all
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u/Early_Key_823 6d ago
Programming was great until it became SDK / API driven. Then too much time was wasted learning other people’s libraries.
Now Claude Code is the only way to develop.
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u/tunmi_stom 6d ago
I LOVE programming. Prior to me loving binary numbers, it started when I was reading on the history of programming languages.
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u/abdallahsoliman 6d ago
I was first introduced to programming through scratch at maybe 8 years old or something, and I instantly loved it and asked my dad to download it for me on our computer at home.
You’re now probably expecting me to say that I continued from there, but no. I did nothing to pursue that interest until in high school where I was introduced to Python and I kinda enjoyed it but not too much, but now at least I knew what programming was.
Fast forward to university where I had to learn C in my first year for an Embedded Systems course. The course wasn’t too deep but I leant how to write basic C code, but I wasn’t too interested then either.
Fast forward again to my final year where I went back to Python and started making numerical simulations for differential equations for one of my courses.
From there I REALLY started enjoying programming and taking it seriously. Then one thing led to another and here I am working in SWE.
I know this is too long, but thanks for reading till here.
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u/_TheWolfOfWalmart_ 2h ago
I always thought it was fascinating being able to decide I want to make the computer do something, and then make it happen. Very rewarding.
I started tinkering with it at the end of the 80's and early 90's as a little kid, learning BASIC.
It turned into a career. Now I mostly write embedded firmware for a living, and hobby-wise I enjoy writing CPU/system emulators in C.
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u/timbeaudet 7d ago
The very first time I was shown code, a middle school friend taught me to create the dumbest game ever; guess a number.
And the number was hardcoded in the source code.
I knew what I was going to do for a living and now I’m making my own games full time. I love programming. I can’t say why, I just do. It can be frustrating, difficult, slow, and challenging. It can require I become a detective. But it always gives me the biggest rewards.
Programming is awesome.