I guess it was my first or second programming language, but it was always clear to me that it was a bit silly, and that I should look into something serious as

I guess it was my first or second programming language, but it was always clear to me that it was a bit silly, and that I should look into something serious as soon as possible. But I always knew I wanted to do something related to software development. My classmates (must have been age 14--16) weren't really interested. Can't blame them, the teacher wasn't really motivated.