My dad was a programmer, so there was a certain expectation I would be one as well. As a child I chaffed at that like I did with all expectations. I insisted I

My dad was a programmer, so there was a certain expectation I would be one as well. As a child I chaffed at that like I did with all expectations. I insisted I wanted to be a scientist. One day I walked into Borders and bought The Cuckoo's Egg. I devoured it. I knew immediately that I wanted to be a programmer. So I went back to Borders and bought a book on Python.