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Developers · Updated 26 Oct, 12:41 am IST

Personal essay: Why I am a programmer, written as a memoir

Why it matters for readers: A readable memoir explaining why someone chooses programming as a way to affect people emotionally.

  • The piece opens with a preschool anecdote where a child says he wants to 'code demos' that change people's perception of reality.1
  • The author identifies a deep desire to create software that produces strong emotional and perceptual effects on users.1
  • The essay references Denthor of ASPHYXIA (aka Grant Smith) and a 1993 TUT7.TXT quote.1
  • The author describes growing up in a time before the Internet became mainstream and having limited early access to computers.1
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