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Author here (waves). Have to agree with you on title, it's a bit rough and was unfortunately assigned to me. Thank you so much for reading, all, and for comment

• j45 9y ago
  Thanks for writing this. Every word. I don't know of anyone's story that is perfect or perfectly told, the attention to the title and relevancy of this article seems a little bikeshedding to me. This piece was uplifting and inspiring, but maybe not for some of the audience on hn as the demographic is shifting to a group that have had access to technology from an early age and don't know it as a priveledge. It's not their fault either, we're all products to some degree of our environment and upbringing. I liked that this piece presents software engineering as a possibility for those who may have not known or considered it. I was lucky to discover computers at a young age, but didn't have one of my own for a long while. Cue the imaginitive use of computer through reading books from the public library, and imagining my time at the computer. Ironically, a delay in getting a computer ended up giving me an unusual ability to step through code and processes mentally. I can only imagine how my life would have turned out if i wasn't able to make tech accessible through hard work. A message like this reaching every little boy and girl is not a wasted effort. While not everyone will be a software engineer, or be one out of passion, some will gladly pursue it to improve the course of their and their family's future. I read having a career to improve quality of life usually comes a generation before picking one for passion, and all parents who were once young people often gave up their passion, opportunity or education to survive and give their kids a chance.
  • megkadams 9y ago
    So moved by this. Thank you for reading.