Finding a technical cofounder would have been difficult for me. I was an English major and didn't know any computer programmers.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In the beginning, there were Real Programmers.
I didn't set out to be at the top of technology companies. I'm just geeky and shy, and I like to code.
Whether you're looking at manufacturing and the use of robotics or the knowledge industries, they need computer programmers.
The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it's too late.
I was hired as a computer programmer for a national laboratory at age 15.
Even though most people won't be directly involved with programming, everyone is affected by computers, so an educated person should have a good understanding of how computer hardware, software, and networks operate.
After graduating in 1973 I went into the programming field.
In the space of three weeks, I met a fair bunch of the guys who were just starting those little programmers' co-ops, and everybody was talking about starting businesses.
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.
I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.