I learned digital print design because I saw the world of pen & ink design get flattened by computers. I learned web design because I saw digital print design g

I learned digital print design because I saw the world of pen & ink design get flattened by computers. I learned web design because I saw digital print design get steamrolled by the internet. I decided then to learn programming as self-defense. I'd had two careers rugpulled on me by age 20 and I didn't want to have that happen to me again. Of course it still happened a few more times but that's another story for another day. I had a decent career in programming, but over the last ten years or so I realized that I didn't really enjoy it. I was OK enough at it, but being around world-class people convinced me that I was only ever going to be OK, and that wasn't enough. What I really do enjoy is solving problems, and more importantly, finding the right problems to solve. What rekindled my interest was working with my kid. It's cliche, but games programming with kids is hella fun because it's personal and low-stakes. Minecraft mods, scratch apps, etc.