>I spun this off into a new thread because it got me thinking........why did >everyone here get into programming? Was it by choice? Did it just happen >that way? Did you major in CS in college? Was it to make money?
I initially got into computers very late - grade 12 since I had to take an elective. That involved a teletype and an acoustic coupler type modem (where you dial the number yourself and put the receiver into a special adapter). After a year of basic and jcl I dropped it for a couple of years. Then taking a research design and data analysis course we had to use the main frame to do the stats analysis. Then I discovered the mainframe had a pretty good word processor. That sealed it for me. I really didn't start programming until I was working on my masters degree - I took an intro to programming course as an elective. Began writing my own analysis programs, and was given a fellowship to design and develop a stuttering therapy program using HyperCard (btw the program or rather its great grand child is still being used quite successfully). Then after several frustrating years in a PhD program, and telling my dissertation committee to go f*ck themselves, I began coding full time, initially using toolbook and authorware, then HTML and eventually Coldfusion (version 3). Its been a wild ride ever since. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:259478 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
