{"id":25,"date":"2023-10-03T00:37:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T00:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/?p=25"},"modified":"2023-10-03T01:10:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T01:10:24","slug":"what-got-you-started-with-computers-or-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/2023\/10\/03\/what-got-you-started-with-computers-or-software\/","title":{"rendered":"What got you started with computers or software?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My father, who is an expert electrical engineer is the real reason for my interest in computers. He was particularly interested in circuits and electrical systems, but I was deeply influenced by his imaginative thinking and his approach to problem-solving. I remember the many hours we spent in his place of business when he would detail the complex operations of electrical parts. This is the main cause why I am interested in the digital logic that powers these systems. Eventually, I became more interested in the software that facilitated the physical components my father worked with. The ability to write code and develop programs was like unlocking a new method of electrical power. My choice to study computer science at Oregon State University was mostly influenced by this understanding, which relied in the lessons that I learned from my father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My father, who is an expert electrical engineer is the real reason for my interest in computers. He was particularly interested in circuits and electrical systems, but I was deeply influenced by his imaginative thinking and his approach to problem-solving. I remember the many hours we spent in his place of business when he would detail the complex operations of electrical parts. This is the main cause why I am interested in the digital logic that powers these systems.  Eventually, I became more interested in the software that facilitated the physical components my father worked with. The ability to write code and develop programs was like unlocking a new method of electrical power. My choice to study computer science at Oregon State University was mostly influenced by this understanding, which relied in the lessons that I learned from my father.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13728,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-myposts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/altindeu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}