I'm not a prodigy

The tech world has you believe that you need to be a child genius to make a good programmer. It's not true.

I didn't start writing codes when I was six. Heck, I didn't even write a single line of code before I was in high school.

When my mother brought back a computer book for me at grade 9, I went to school the other day to exchange it with my beloved Accounts book. So you know that I have never written a single line of code in QBASIC. I lack the basics.

In high school, I was not even interested in the extra credit computer. But that was when I was familiarized with the words conio and stdio. But with great shame, I must tell you that I don't yet know the meaning or purpose of those words.

I think it's about right time to tell you that I work as a full time software developer for a company based in California. I know, lucky them!

However, there is one thing I absolutely loved since my early days. And that was a mic and a stage.

I was at grade 3, when I got the taste of winning. I came in first at a debate competition and it felt sweet. It was also my first ever debate and I had won over a team that always stood first.

From then to grade 7, until I switched school, I always participated either in Elocution or Debate and stood not less than second position. I lost track of it after that, but I know now that I love taking the stage and uttering words.

I guess by now you have figured out what I am trying to do here. I am trying to bring the little of two worlds that I am familiar with. Some people would say that I have had a decent success as a mediocre developer and I want to tell that story to the world.