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I'm 34 and started programming when I was 13. I have to use a 21" monitor set at 640x480 and have to take naps every 30 mins now. Joel
Joel Matthias wrote: I have to use a 21" monitor set at 640x480 and have to take naps every 30 mins now. That was a subtle way of lettin people know that you have a 21" monitor :-( Nish
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If I am awake and my eyes are closed, it does not necessarily mean that I am thinking of naked women._
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8 years ago...I was your age. ;P There is a smaller percentage of people who program at your age...probably cuz when your younger your more interested in TV and video games...i'm not a fan of either...I got into programming when I was really young indirectly through an interest in flight simulator. I wanted to be a pilot. Had it not been for this, I definetly wouldn't be so into computers...mow many pre-teens do you know like flying aimlessly around a virtual world...? Most of my friends at that age wanted arcade shoot em' up...same goes for programming...none of my friends were interested in dos/win3.1 programming...Now 'a days ;P kids have it way easier...HTML...gees...it's easy...and you see colorful results immediately...programming still is very challenging, but VB click and drag make it much easier than back in the day. ;P I figure most people on here are abouts my age cuz were all born at the right time...IT boom/crash made it nessecary for lots of people my age to go to IT schools and quickly get high paying jobs...some of them were probably even computer dorks before that...;P 15 is a young age for anything as technical as programming...some people are born curious...I remember taking apart lawn mowers RC cars...bikes and (trying) to put them back togather. :laugh: Man my dad would ge upset... I personally don't regret making sacrifices as a younger individual...programming or reading instead of homework or hanging out w/ friends...was totally worth while... Just think...if you know this much now...how good will you be in 5 years when your 20...? If you take comp sci. in uni...you won't even have to study so you can party with the hotties in uni...full grown women....thats the stuff. ;) Just remember to finish high school, cuz not many uni's will accept you without Gr. 12 "Ten-Four little buddy" :) "An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes in his or her field" - Niels Bohr
HockeyDude wrote: Just think...if you know this much now...how good will you be in 5 years when your 20...? It does not really work that way. technologies keep changing. Nish
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If I am awake and my eyes are closed, it does not necessarily mean that I am thinking of naked women._
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8 years ago...I was your age. ;P There is a smaller percentage of people who program at your age...probably cuz when your younger your more interested in TV and video games...i'm not a fan of either...I got into programming when I was really young indirectly through an interest in flight simulator. I wanted to be a pilot. Had it not been for this, I definetly wouldn't be so into computers...mow many pre-teens do you know like flying aimlessly around a virtual world...? Most of my friends at that age wanted arcade shoot em' up...same goes for programming...none of my friends were interested in dos/win3.1 programming...Now 'a days ;P kids have it way easier...HTML...gees...it's easy...and you see colorful results immediately...programming still is very challenging, but VB click and drag make it much easier than back in the day. ;P I figure most people on here are abouts my age cuz were all born at the right time...IT boom/crash made it nessecary for lots of people my age to go to IT schools and quickly get high paying jobs...some of them were probably even computer dorks before that...;P 15 is a young age for anything as technical as programming...some people are born curious...I remember taking apart lawn mowers RC cars...bikes and (trying) to put them back togather. :laugh: Man my dad would ge upset... I personally don't regret making sacrifices as a younger individual...programming or reading instead of homework or hanging out w/ friends...was totally worth while... Just think...if you know this much now...how good will you be in 5 years when your 20...? If you take comp sci. in uni...you won't even have to study so you can party with the hotties in uni...full grown women....thats the stuff. ;) Just remember to finish high school, cuz not many uni's will accept you without Gr. 12 "Ten-Four little buddy" :) "An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes in his or her field" - Niels Bohr
HockeyDude wrote: programming or reading instead of homework or hanging out w/ friends...was totally worth while... I agree with that :) HockeyDude wrote: you can party with the hotties in uni...full grown women What uni did you go to? Michigan Tech didn't have any hotties, then again it is an engineering school located in the snowy north; two things most women hate :-P James Sonork: Hasaki "I left there in the morning with their God tucked underneath my arm their half-assed smiles and the book of rules. So I asked this God a question and by way of firm reply, He said - I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays." "Wind Up" from Aqualung, Jethro Tull 1971
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Jeez, I was crwaling through the member listing when it hit me...you guys are all WAY older than me. I think the only one I saw who was even remotely close was David Wulff. But he's still 3 years older than me. (I'm 15 currently. Born in '86.) When I go to local Microsoft events, I'm always the youngest one there. No one even comes close. When I went to DevDays 2002, the MC had me stand up out of a room of at least 3 to 500 and said that he wished that he had been going to Microsoft events at my age. I don't know any other 15 year olds that program (some of my friends do HTML in FrontPage, but that's not really programming). Are there any other 15 year olds on CP? David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com "I am but mad north-northwest, when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." -Hamlet
Currently I'm 20, but I started programming with QuickBasic when I was around 10 (I learned LOGO before, when I was 8 or 9, if it counts). By 12 or 13 I could develop good apps in C using the SDK for Windows 3.1 (Remember developing in C a clone of a VB Free System Resources Monitor I saw in Windows Sources magazine, I was 12). Later I learned Win32, MFC, HTML, VB (I learned first C/SDK than VB), and more recently ASP programming. (Un)fortunately when I grew up a bit and started to go out with my friends, I stopped learning as much new things and programming. I also play less golf (I used to be scratch (+1 actually), now I still am, but don't play to it anymore). But now I'm looking to learn C#/Windows Forms and ASP.NET (what most interests me about .NET) but I have first to get Visual Studio.NET (and I can't afford it, maybe an academic editon of MSDN Universal ;P ). Cheers, -- LuisR ────────────── Luis Alonso Ramos Chihuahua, Mexico www.luisalonsoramos.com CPUA: 0xC0DE - No Sonork yet MiniPutt best: 20 "Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I assure you that mine are greater." -- Albert Einstein
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Michael P Butler wrote: Duke Nukem Forever Hey, is it out yet? Nish
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If I am awake and my eyes are closed, it does not necessarily mean that I am thinking of naked women._
Nope, I think it is the biggest case of vaporware we've seen to date :-P Duke Nukem Forever website. James Sonork: Hasaki "I left there in the morning with their God tucked underneath my arm their half-assed smiles and the book of rules. So I asked this God a question and by way of firm reply, He said - I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays." "Wind Up" from Aqualung, Jethro Tull 1971
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Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: and CPians with it. I wouldn't mind rotting that way :) It'd suck for CP to rot though James Sonork: Hasaki "I left there in the morning with their God tucked underneath my arm their half-assed smiles and the book of rules. So I asked this God a question and by way of firm reply, He said - I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays." "Wind Up" from Aqualung, Jethro Tull 1971
James T. Johnson wrote: I wouldn't mind rotting that way Same with me. Though both of us dont have much of an alternative eh? Nish
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If I am awake and my eyes are closed, it does not necessarily mean that I am thinking of naked women._
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Nope, I think it is the biggest case of vaporware we've seen to date :-P Duke Nukem Forever website. James Sonork: Hasaki "I left there in the morning with their God tucked underneath my arm their half-assed smiles and the book of rules. So I asked this God a question and by way of firm reply, He said - I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays." "Wind Up" from Aqualung, Jethro Tull 1971
James T. Johnson wrote: Nope, I think it is the biggest case of vaporware we've seen to date That's a bit sad. Duke Nukem 3D was one real cool game. Nish
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Isaac Sasson wrote: If CP had some women around, it would have been heaven... I wont be too sure about that. The women we currently have are quite ok. But if you want the fun-girls in, then CP would rot and CPians with it. Nish
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If I am awake and my eyes are closed, it does not necessarily mean that I am thinking of naked women._
Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: But if you want the fun-girls in, then CP would rot and CPians with it. What are you saying - fun girls can't be intelligent enough to keep up intersting and lively debates? I disagree - I know several clever and fun girls who I spend time with. It amazes me how people think women are so different to us guys - they might talk about sport less and be able to multi-task but that's about it in terms of mental difference as far as I can see, so why the 'shunning'? Just wondering, that's all... -- Andrew.
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****Matt Newman wrote: I didn't have the bandwidth to visit the lounge at age 15 My "bandwidth" is a 56K modem working like 2400BPS modem :-) :-) - Dan "Intel inside - Idiot outside"
That was kind of a joke about the insane amounts of posts in the lounge :) Dan Pomerchik wrote: 56K modem working like 2400BPS modem :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Anti-Linux Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179:BestSnowman
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I didn't have a/ the bandwidth, b/ a modem ( they were 1200/75 or 300/300 at the time c/ Code Project, or d/ the world wide web to facilitate visiting when I was 15... :( Christian The tragedy of cyberspace - that so much can travel so far, and yet mean so little. "I'm somewhat suspicious of STL though. My (test,experimental) program worked first time. Whats that all about??!?! - Jon Hulatt, 22/3/2002
They had computers back then :) -:suss:Matt Newman / Anti-Linux Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179:BestSnowman
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ha! they didn't have "bandwidth" when I was 15 ;) cheers, Chris Maunder
They had computers back then :) -:suss:Matt Newman / Anti-Linux Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179:BestSnowman
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Joel Matthias wrote: I have to use a 21" monitor set at 640x480 and have to take naps every 30 mins now. That was a subtle way of lettin people know that you have a 21" monitor :-( Nish
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If I am awake and my eyes are closed, it does not necessarily mean that I am thinking of naked women._
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Nish [BusterBoy] wrote: But if you want the fun-girls in, then CP would rot and CPians with it. What are you saying - fun girls can't be intelligent enough to keep up intersting and lively debates? I disagree - I know several clever and fun girls who I spend time with. It amazes me how people think women are so different to us guys - they might talk about sport less and be able to multi-task but that's about it in terms of mental difference as far as I can see, so why the 'shunning'? Just wondering, that's all... -- Andrew.
Nobody needs to tell me that women can code well and be great fun as well. My preferred programming partner is a girl and she can code better than most other males in my work place. She is good fun too. By 'fun-girl' I mean the silly bubble-gum chewing type of girl who is stupider than a worm and who says dumb things like, "this is rad kewl" and "like crazy cool maw" Nish
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That was below the belt! :laugh: :laugh: This guy is young, he has a long way ahead before he needs to decide which field lures him most. Maybe he isn't interested in making games anymore, or maybe he wasn't ready for what he planned (or maybe he's a lazy bastard like me). I've been meaning to make a game for years, never had the knowledge to make a serious one. Only now I can really make this dream come true. Isaac Sasson, Small time programmer - complainer at large. Sonork ID 100.13704
The reason was really that the summer ended and that school started to get into full swing. As I am completely devoted to my academic life, there wasn't much time for large projects anymore. :((
-Domenic Denicola- [CPUA 0x1337] MadHamster Creations "I was born human. But this was an accident of fate - a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change..."
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Surely you jest. Are you 13?? Besides, XML isn't programming. Neither is CSS, XHTML, or XSLT. DirectX isn't a language. ASP.Net really isn't a language either because you can use other languages within it. So really, you know C++, C#, and JScript.net. David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com "I am but mad north-northwest, when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." -Hamlet
David Stone wrote: Surely you jest. Are you 13?? Yes, I am. No jesting here :) Started programming C++ in 5th grade. David Stone wrote: Besides, XML isn't programming. Neither is CSS, XHTML, or XSLT. DirectX isn't a language. ASP.Net really isn't a language either because you can use other languages within it. I don't think I implied that they were. And I am not in a contest comparing what languages I know; I am simply saying that I have extended my technical knowledge to many fields and learned how to use many different languages/APIs/COM interfaces/whatevers. David Stone wrote: So really, you know C++, C#, and JScript.net. I think that's an inaccurate statement; knowing the other specified languages/APIs/COM interfaces/whatevers is still knowing something and does require skill, work, dedication, etc.
-Domenic Denicola- [CPUA 0x1337] MadHamster Creations "I was born human. But this was an accident of fate - a condition merely of time and place. I believe it's something we have the power to change..."
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HockeyDude wrote: programming or reading instead of homework or hanging out w/ friends...was totally worth while... I agree with that :) HockeyDude wrote: you can party with the hotties in uni...full grown women What uni did you go to? Michigan Tech didn't have any hotties, then again it is an engineering school located in the snowy north; two things most women hate :-P James Sonork: Hasaki "I left there in the morning with their God tucked underneath my arm their half-assed smiles and the book of rules. So I asked this God a question and by way of firm reply, He said - I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays." "Wind Up" from Aqualung, Jethro Tull 1971
James T. Johnson wrote: What uni did you go to? Michigan Tech didn't have any hotties, then again it is an engineering school located in the snowy north; two things most women hate You didn't read the small print. ;P I made sure to offer my wisdom and tell the guy to make sure he finishes high school. Something I failed to do...there was nothing enticing about hanging with a bunch of hooligans and getting into fights. My teachers made school even more unpleasant...so there was no desire to goto class. "An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes in his or her field" - Niels Bohr
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HockeyDude wrote: Just think...if you know this much now...how good will you be in 5 years when your 20...? It does not really work that way. technologies keep changing. Nish
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If I am awake and my eyes are closed, it does not necessarily mean that I am thinking of naked women._
In that respect, your right. What I meant was IMO, whilst technologies keep changing...my (and others) ability to comprehend advanced concepts like compression and so forth are far greater now then when I was 8. ;P Age has no bearing on someone's level of intelligence...that would be like saying education is everything...this is what I really meant. :) Cheers! :) "An expert is someone who has made all the mistakes in his or her field" - Niels Bohr
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David Stone wrote: I like being able to talk to you guys and learn what you know. Then you've come to the right place! CP combines 2 of the 3 most important things in life: humor and knowledge. If CP had some women around, it would have been heaven... Isaac Sasson, Small time programmer - complainer at large. Sonork ID 100.13704
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Jeez, I was crwaling through the member listing when it hit me...you guys are all WAY older than me. I think the only one I saw who was even remotely close was David Wulff. But he's still 3 years older than me. (I'm 15 currently. Born in '86.) When I go to local Microsoft events, I'm always the youngest one there. No one even comes close. When I went to DevDays 2002, the MC had me stand up out of a room of at least 3 to 500 and said that he wished that he had been going to Microsoft events at my age. I don't know any other 15 year olds that program (some of my friends do HTML in FrontPage, but that's not really programming). Are there any other 15 year olds on CP? David Stone dstone@newcenturytitle.com "I am but mad north-northwest, when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." -Hamlet
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That was kind of a joke about the insane amounts of posts in the lounge :) Dan Pomerchik wrote: 56K modem working like 2400BPS modem :( -:suss:Matt Newman / Anti-Linux Activist:suss: -Sonork ID: 100.11179:BestSnowman
†****Matt Newman wrote: That was kind of a joke about the insane amounts of posts in the lounge Yeh I know :-) It's insane indeed :-) - Dan "Intel inside - Idiot outside"
