Exploring what inspired folks to start coding

Users have been sharing the spark that started them on their journey as computer programmers. From IRC to Minecraft, users found a passion that became a career. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/03/18/what-inspired-you-to-start-coding-programming-software-development/

Created 1mo | Mar 18, 2024, 3:10:05 PM


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