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How did you start coding and what was your first language?
I like hearing about how people got into programming. Let's go down the memory lane and share our stories. I'll go first.
I don't think I've spent a day without looking at a monitor since I was 8. I was always fascinated with computers and I was constantly sick when I was a kid. I'd get frequent shots and I was terrified of needles (as all kids are). And my dad found a way to make me less grumpy about that, we didn't have internet back then and my dad would buy me a PC game everytime I got a shot.
When I was 11 or so, I discovered visual basic 6, it was all the hype back then, all the cool kids were making silly little apps with it. I made some simple calculators and stuff, and when I was like 13 I made a phishing app for a game I played. I was more interested in seeing how many people I can fool with it, rather than the accounts I steal. I made it look super genuine with my Photoshop skills and posted it on a forum. Within a month or so I had 1500 accounts in my email. I logged in and looked around but never stole anything or change any passwords, as I said, I was more interested in the process rather than the result.
After that I got into hacking, I ran some google dorks and defaced some vulnerable websites. Actually it was more like leaving a warning note on the homepage rather than defacement, I'd say something like "your website is vulnerable, fix it asap" and stuff.
Thankfully that phase didn't last very long and I finally realized I like building websites more than breaking them and found an amazing (for its time) PHP tutorial. Then came html and css, along with some interest in photoshop and logo design. Fast forward 10 years and I'm still making websites and still loving every minute of it.
Edit : I wasn't expecting this much attention lol, I love reading the comments, keep em coming! Someone should make a book out of these comments.
#programming #technology #dev
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I like hearing about how people got into programming. Let's go down the memory lane and share our stories. I'll go first.
I don't think I've spent a day without looking at a monitor since I was 8. I was always fascinated with computers and I was constantly sick when I was a kid. I'd get frequent shots and I was terrified of needles (as all kids are). And my dad found a way to make me less grumpy about that, we didn't have internet back then and my dad would buy me a PC game everytime I got a shot.
When I was 11 or so, I discovered visual basic 6, it was all the hype back then, all the cool kids were making silly little apps with it. I made some simple calculators and stuff, and when I was like 13 I made a phishing app for a game I played. I was more interested in seeing how many people I can fool with it, rather than the accounts I steal. I made it look super genuine with my Photoshop skills and posted it on a forum. Within a month or so I had 1500 accounts in my email. I logged in and looked around but never stole anything or change any passwords, as I said, I was more interested in the process rather than the result.
After that I got into hacking, I ran some google dorks and defaced some vulnerable websites. Actually it was more like leaving a warning note on the homepage rather than defacement, I'd say something like "your website is vulnerable, fix it asap" and stuff.
Thankfully that phase didn't last very long and I finally realized I like building websites more than breaking them and found an amazing (for its time) PHP tutorial. Then came html and css, along with some interest in photoshop and logo design. Fast forward 10 years and I'm still making websites and still loving every minute of it.
Edit : I wasn't expecting this much attention lol, I love reading the comments, keep em coming! Someone should make a book out of these comments.
#programming #technology #dev
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