Well I can't exactly pin point a year that I like the most. That's because I try to live my life constantly improving myself. Thankfully because of this I am always looking forward to tommorrow.
However if I were to mention a remarkable year that I had it would be the year 2000. This was when I was in high school taking some of my very first computer science courses. The world was all abuzz with Y2K, the whole world will explode! they said. Of course I wasn't worried I knew how computers worked and I knew there would be no nuclear armagedon. However it was fun to see people going nuts building safehouses and stocking up on food. The year 2000 came and went and civilization continued marching on.
However the pandamonium that had struck became a testament to the fact of how much technology had become part of modern day society. Being a CS student this made me feel on top of the world. I became more committed to software engineering then ever before. Of course right about then the tech bubble bursted, IT is dead! they said. Become an Accountant like your dad, better yet become a pharmacist like your uncle. I told them thanks but no thanks my passion for programming kept me going and now by the grace of God I am moving along nicely in my chosen field.
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5 comments:
Programming is something I've just never been able to grok. I can kludge together a bash script for quick sysadmin stuff -- but not real programming.
And high school in 2000? What a whippersnapper! ;) I watched my peers in the computer industry make oodles of money with their silly y2k compliancy checks. I couldn't bear to prey on the FUD to make a quick buck...
I tried getting involved in all the hoopla by doing some web development but I couldn't catch a break.
So, Y2K hysteria helped you find your niche? Interesting! I'm glad you found something that you enjoy and are good at, and stayed with it when other people panicked.
Wow, someone found a silver lining in Y2K! Keep on improvin'
"So, Y2K hysteria helped you find your niche?"
Yes and it's very cosy!
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