The events which persuaded me to code. Before Coding I have always been a fond of technology since childhood. I remember during 2007 when my dad had purchased the very first personal computer for our family. I instantly fell in love with it. My interest in computers grew as I began to discover the components that make up a computer. Three years later in 2010, I was playing a video game in my cousin’s laptop. The game was called “Need For Speed: Most Wanted” (NFS). I asked him if my computer met the requirements to run NFS. His advise was that I should add more RAM(random access memory) to my computer. A couple days later, he sent me a stick of 2GB(gigabyte) RAM and NFS; I rushed to install them. I noticed that the game did not run as smooth compared to his computer. However, I was just happy to be able to play the game. Of course at the time, I did not know much about various components that add performance. Later, I found out that components such as, CPU(central processing unit), GPU(graphics processing unit), HDD (hard drive) and motherboard all work together to provide performance. My career search began Eventually I dreamed of being in a profession in the field of computer. At the time, I lacked knowledge about the various industries that evolve around computer technology. Therefore, I did not know about my desired occupation. Around 2012, my focus shifted toward software. I began to want to become a . Again, I lacked knowledge and later found out that this is not my desired occupation. I found out that my desired occupation is . software engineer software development Coding began In summer of 2013, another cousin introduced me to . I had very little understanding of what coding is. In order to code, it is necessary to learn a . He introduced me to a programming language called . Using this language, I can write scripts to automate various tasks (a.k.a. software development). I thought “Wow! this is cool.” coding programming language Python However, I was still entering a new genre of something that I did not fully understand. Even through the confusion, I progressed with coding. It was amazing to be able to create things that I only dreamed of and see them alive on a screen. My cousin had also introduced me to a small computer called . This computer supported Python and can execute Python scripts. Raspberry Pi It is a very powerful little computer that excited me. I really wanted to buy one. I begged my dad for days and he finally bought me the device. I looked up projects in the internet that people have done previously using Raspberry Pi. Among these projects were and . I was quick to jump into both, but I never finished any of the two. cloud storage voice recognition assistant Today, I understand coding much more precisely than I did initially. Coding is speaking to a computer. It is much like every other spoken language. They have grammar and sentence structures known as . As long as I understand this concept, I will be able to speak to a computer through coding. This perspective gives me better outlook when tackling new and much more difficult coding problems. syntax As I mentioned in , the also assist tremendously when solving difficult coding problems. is always the key to coding any successful project. my first story 5-steps Critical planning My current goal is to become an which I will write more about in my next story. android application developer I hope that reading this story caused you to become more interested in coding. Check out these resources: You can start your first (or continue your coding) experience here: https://www.codecademy.com For visual learners see: https://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston If you are interested in android application development see: https://in.udacity.com/course/android-development-for-beginners--ud837 If you want to be an advanced android application developer see: https://www.udacity.com/course/new-android-fundamentals--ud851 Follow up with me Visit my portfolio website: tahfimul.github.io/TP./

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