what motivated you..

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to become a Computer Programmer or becoming interested in Computer/Software related field?

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coz it was the obvious choice

i was gona become a doctor which was considered the best thing for larkyaan

but i went to amreeka for kaalij and there i cudnt become a daaktar coz it takes too long there to become a daaktar

so over there the obvious profession was inginring

inginring mein kon si ji? ofcourse kumpooter :D kyun? un dino mein wohi chal ri thee

u know typical desi thinking :D tho its changing these dayz :D

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Irem :D lol

Ansoon, I am not into (software)programming too much, so this doesnt apply for me I guess. But lately, I've been thinking to maybe become a coding guru aswell.

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nicely put Irem.. hehe ...

Well i started using computer around age 16 and ended up becoming a programming.. doing Comp Sci.. didn't really have any other dream (sorta) for becoming anything else.. hehe

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I wasn't motivated but tricked into it by my elders and peers who made it sound sooo cool, which it obviously isn't.

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I liked Mathematics (Pure Math to be more specific) and Business Studies... those were my strengths in high school (A-Levels)... just the thought of going for a degree in Business didn't go all that well with the folks at the time, and I opted for the next best choice w.r.t. my aptitude i.e. Software Engineering.

I had an o.k. time during my undergrad - most of the stuff I learnt, I actually used at some later point in life. As per the "experience", I'd say 30% of the experience was pleasant... baaqi ro ro ke degree poori karr hee li. Then I got interested in professional certs and got Cisco, IBM, Novell, Sun and CIW while I was studying. This was a way for me to earn a good living while studying as I'd learn new technologies and help companies implement it and also train their staff in it. So that was a good practical aspect related to what I was doing in school.

In retrospect, I made the right decision cuz I went for an MBA later and with a Software Engineering background, this gave me the diversity of thought, multiplicity in practice and variety in knowledge.

O.K. jee break over - back to cramming.

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hmm... so far i haven't have to drag myself through my undergrad programming courses.. electives are hard though :(

Good luck with ur carmming Umar :)

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hmm Ahmad bhai, what do you do now? like still with computer related field or changed it to something else??

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Isnt it enough motivational that you can earn while sleeping?

There were many reasons for I stepped into Software Engg.

For an example, I always wanted to take full control over (possibly) everything.

Also, this field is so vast. You can do anything when imagination is the limit.

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Ihtesham where are you doing ur Software Eng. from? Which university?

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Well i have been into computers ever since i came to america when i was about 6 or 7. When i was around 10 or 12 i wrote my first program it was a simple game in Q-Basic so i guess ever since that i have been into this stuff. Now i am taking my third year of Computer Science, the source is actually called Computer Systems. I am also doing Oracle SQL on the side

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can you give more details on Computer System course.. where u doing it form and if possible course list?

thnks

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computers always fasicinated me … especially the way the Internet [networking basically] works … it was more of a hobby that turned into profession … and I’m still loving it :smokin: .. Alhamdulillah

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age 4 i had my first laptop (1985). at age 5 i opened it up and tried putting it back together after disecting EVERYTHING out of it. it worked.

i dunno WHAT motivated me.. prolly my dad who turned out to be a big name in karachi. i guess computer-stuff ran in our family.. 'n after learning mechanix of it, i aimed for the HIDDEN side of it..

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waht IREM baji mentioned ... the desi thinking ...

kahin na kahin to jana tha na .. so why not ... Engnn.. then Copmuterrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

was the best choice..

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Ansoon....im in college...and trying to become Computer Programmer. All u need to be interested in is Math and Computer ( usually computer science )

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frozen: so BACK to topic now, and WHAT Motivated u to JOIN that program? :smack:

sooooo boredd
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well...what motivated me the most to become computer programmer is i was really wanted to know how the softwares work...and plus the environment that im gonna be workin in and the salery are good.. :)

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thanks..

and.. salery WILL be good.. (hoping atleast) :D

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Ansoon, I am still an engineer making the promised big bucks but I think I would have been more content with my life had I chosen to be a social worker or something, probably not as rich though.

To fill up that void in my life I volunteer at odd places and tutor for free.