My journey into computing basically started with PC gaming. I wanted to be able to start my DOS games whenever I wanted, instead of relying on my mom to do it for me. I had to learn what the drive letters were, and how to start the various games. I eventually became totally enthralled with computers, not with games, but the nearly infinite number of settings, executables, easter eggs, etc. This continued through my adolescence, when I learned all about computers so I could build a good gaming PC with the meager funds that I had saved up.<p>I used this experience to open my own IT support business in high school, and later started with Ruby and Rails in college. I&#x27;ve been doing software development since 2008 now, and I think games helped out a lot, not even considering the cognitive changes.