Breaking Barriers with Open-Source: My Unorthadox Path into Software Engineering
My Introduction to Programming Four years ago, I stood at a crossroad. I had stepped away from my previous career and needed a new direction. I saw a software development as a field in high demand, full of opportunity for growth and creativity. At that time, most people hadn't even heard of ChatGPT-3 , and artificial intelligence still felt like a distant concept to many. My experience with coding was limited to a few bash scripts, though I was fascinated by building computers and had experimented with Ethereum mining . Despite my limited practical knowledge, I was filled with the determination and drive to not only break into the field, but to be the best engineer that I could be. With this mindset, I enrolled in my first year of study and started learning Python and C#. I even pushed myself beyond the curriculum, teaching myself C, C++, Rust, and JavaScript. The Disruption and Opportunity of AI By my second year, OpenAI's ChatGPT was making waves and was dramatically shakin...