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10th Anniversary - long time member check-in thread
mouser:
Ehtyar!!!! :greenclp: :-*
What an awesome read. As much as I shy away from most human contact in real life, I'm just loving hearing updates about people's lives here in this thread. As I said before -- no need to apologize or feel guilty for moving on to other interests.. It's just great to hear from you!
(I'm afraid I left my PhD program, which remains a tender issue for me, but that's for another day). Thank you -- and everyone else -- for sharing part of yourself here. It's been such a pleasure to be able to share a small slice of life with you all.
alivingspirit:
OK fine, I guess I should check in.
A long time ago (6+ years I think), I stumbled upon DC while searching the internet for free software. I was never a very active poster but there was a point in time that I read every thread voraciously. It was soon after that Mouser made the programming school and I was hooked into doing the C++ exercises and getting a very cool first exposure to programming with some encouraging pushes from Mouser and other DC'ers. Because of the programming school I majored in CS in College am now am a full time developer in downtown Chicago. I also grew up, got married, had a kid with a second on the way leaving a lot less time to spend browsing DC and the Internet in general.
I attribute much of the success in my career to the DC programming school. If it was not for that I would have most likely majored in a different field and only would have had an interest in software as a hobby and not as a career path. I do occasionally browse the forums so don't be surprised is I suddenly post on some random thread.
DC is a great community and I hope it will remain strong for many years to come.
mouser:
A long time ago (6+ years I think), I stumbled upon DC while searching the internet for free software. I was never a very active poster but there was a point in time that I read every thread voraciously. It was soon after that Mouser made the programming school and I was hooked into doing the C++ exercises and getting a very cool first exposure to programming with some encouraging pushes from Mouser and other DC'ers. Because of the programming school I majored in CS in College am now am a full time developer in downtown Chicago. I also grew up, got married, had a kid with a second on the way..
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What a wonderful and amazing update to read. Huge smile here. :)
I remember your programming assignments quite well -- you were one of the few people to complete an entire stage of 10 assignments.
There's just nothing more to say but how happy I am to read this and hear from you :up:
mouser:
Somewhere along the line we also seem to have lost touch with beloved member 40hz, last seen in february :(
Edvard:
I recall him saying he was going to step out for a bit, just didn't know when. Remember his turtle avatar was slowly fading? That was a hint.
I have his email around somewhere, and I keep meaning to dig it up and touch base with him, but other things get in the way. I'll do that now...
:tellme:
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