My story starts in a very similar manner. I started with C as a kid (9) and tried my hand at DirectX 7 when I was a bit older (maybe 12?) but found the API quit

My story starts in a very similar manner. I started with C as a kid (9) and tried my hand at DirectX 7 when I was a bit older (maybe 12?) but found the API quite hard to understand. I stuck with making text based games for a few years and moved on to 2D programming using a library called Allegro[0] in high school. It wasn't until university that I came back to 3D programming and learned OpenGL. It clicked in a whole other way than it did as a kid and I've loved it ever since. I even ended up with a career as a graphics programmer. [0] https://liballeg.org/ https://liballeg.org/