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My first "professional" gig, was when I was 15 years old in '78. Programming some office utilities in UCSD Pascal. So 45 years since then.
But I started programming personally much before then. I think I first started learning all this when I was 10, and actually got to play with a friends TRS-80 a few years later.
In that time, Ive got work with so many types of software - embedded video software, modding system Bios software, a the way through to major web sites, enterprise and gov't systems.
Its been a wild ride 😉
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Professional coding: equally since 1986. Hobby since 1980 and I am still doing it. Something about it must be fun. 
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I've been coding professionally since 1981, as a hobby since 1978.
As someone else said, it's been a wild ride.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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The last time I made a living by coding was before 1986. 
Will Rogers never met me.
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*backs gingerly off of your lawn*
Check out my IoT graphics library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx
And my IoT UI/User Experience library here:
https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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I made my first DOS programming with the Spectrum 128k in the 80es as a kid and helped my oldest brother (in college) to install and get started with win 3.11 at the age of 11. Got my own Pentium II with 150 MHz some time later but I really started (seriously) programming around the 2000s with C, then Borland C++, PALs, PICs, Telemechanique Grafcets (which I liked a lot), VC++ 6... then I changed to industry PLCs (I really liked the Grafcets ) missing the introduction of c# and .Net Framework and many other things afterwards. When I left PLCs as main field I got like   what's all that? And I came back to my CP account to get up to date again... never left after that.
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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I think I've been on here about 13 years - not sure where to check.
Really only been writing software for a living since the late 80's but started coding at school on a time share computer in about '74. Bit of dabbling with 8080 and Z80 micros during the late 70's/early 80's
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Alister Morton wrote: I think I've been on here about 13 years - not sure where to check.
13 Years and 8 Months. (Check in your profile under the reputation below your profile picture)
M.D.V.
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Hmmm, just looked where it allows an avatar to be uploaded and I can't see anything indicating how long I've been here, which is weird.
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Click on your nickname up right corner.
You land on your profile.
Center right side, that's is the current profile pic / avatar. In my case is a geometric form (Squares of several sizes and some X on the corners)
Below that is my reputations score, my given profession and my time in CP (for me some 17 yers and 5 months now)
You can upload a profile picture / avatar if you go to "My settings" on the left menu and then the first register "Account". Here you can change your email, your nick, your password and your picture (right side "select profile image")
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
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Ah, brilliant, thanks. I was clicking on "my settings" in the drop down menu.
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you are welcome 
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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22 years and 6 months.
I remember Bob in his diapers.
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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Me, barely active.
(I am slightly older than dirt)
>64
Some days the dragon wins. Suck it up.
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Where do you find your starting date? I wad looking for mine but couldn't find it on the mobile version...
Never mind, flipped to desktop version and found it. 16 years and 7 months, time flies by so fast...
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21 Years 3 Months as Old Timer[^]
But I forgot my password so I had to create my current account and it's been 16 Years 11 Months
I don't think before I open my mouth, I like to be as surprised a everyone else.
PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.1.0 JaxCoder.com
Latest Article: SimpleWizardUpdate
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Andreas Saurwein wrote: How many are members here since 20+ years and still active?
Sup sup old timer. Some of the OGs like Nish and Shog are gone, but there are a few of us still lurking.
Jeremy Falcon
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Yeah man, haven't seen him around these parts in years.
Jeremy Falcon
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Well, guess what - he just published an article 
forging iron and new ideas
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Yeah they come and they go but a few of us have hung on.
Some have left us permanently; Jimmy Ropes for one. R.I.P.
I don't think before I open my mouth, I like to be as surprised a everyone else.
PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.1.0 JaxCoder.com
Latest Article: SimpleWizardUpdate
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Yep, 22+ years and counting. I still like it.
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22 Years and 1 month...
but what counts as "active".... I haven't done any real development for over 10 years... but I always have a look around the lounge every morning
Who the f*** is General Failure, and why is he reading my harddisk?
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Apparently I've been visiting since July 2001. 22 years and 2 months.
And yes, I'm most definitely still active.
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