The manuals we got from IBM would show examples of programs and I knew I could do a heck of a lot better than that. So I thought I might have some talent.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm not a programmer myself, but I am a very, very picky end user of technology. I like my machines to work they way they're supposed to, all the time.
Even though I had the talent, programming just didn't feel right. I never considered it very seriously. Some people get gratification from bending a machine to their will. I didn't.
I started out with machine code and assembly language.
I am a programmer.
Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs.
I'm really good at making software for publishing.
I'm actually pretty good with computers. I use computers when I'm working on making and producing music, so I do know a thing or two!
If you know how to make software, then you can create big things.
The amazing thing about IBM is that it's a company where I have had 10 different careers - local jobs, global jobs, technology jobs, industry jobs, financial services, insurance, start-ups, big scale. The network of talent around you is phenomenal.
I didn't know much about computers. I still worked on a manual Olivetti typewriter.