/technologies/code_exchange/b/blog/posts/how-i-became-an-electrical-engineer-writing-softwareWell, the truth is that I always knew that I wanted to write software. Like most other people in software, my first exposure was through video games. For me, I think the real draw was building something that was fun to play with.So, the s...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/code_exchange/b/blog/posts/how-i-became-an-electrical-engineer-writing-softwareThu, 02 Aug 2012 21:59:37 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:9fe5eda4-641e-44c7-8266-4aba06333e3fDAB0<p>I followed a similar path, going first for an AS in Electronics and then going for a dual Computer Engineering degree in college.</p><p>I have found that most people who can understand basic logic have very little difficulting in picking up the basics of programming.</p><p>In my day it was viewed more as a Mathematical pursuit, but it was easy to see that the controller aspects of computing would soon dominate their use in industry.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You are also right about languages.&nbsp; If you learn one very well, you can adapt to just about any other language easily.&nbsp; They are all basically the same, some people just like to see things from one aspect or the other, so languages proliferate.&nbsp; I have found few problems that could not be solved in any computer language.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Understanding the underlying electronics, however is very key to success.&nbsp; You need to understand what happens when you transition from a bit of code to the reaction of the attached software.&nbsp; You need to go back and forth between the two to fully understand the system.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I hope you have a successful career and that you get a chance to work on as many interesting problems as I have.</p><p>It has been a great ride for me.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=14718&AppID=74&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">