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Blog Post #1: Hi, this is my first post for the class project.

What got I started with this CS degree was to simply fulfill one of the requirements for a master degree I wanted to pursue at that time. Honestly, I had little motivation to become a software engineer when I applied for this program. I have an engineering background (not software), and wanted to explore a new field in a hardware device.

But through this programming education, I have been impressed by the fact that we all have been protected in so many ways by dedicated programmers who are willing to work on daunting tasks, solving problems. Luckily, I have met a couple of programming mentors in the past two years and could be exposed to their various expertise.

Due to my family issues, I have been living overseas in the past 3 years, and unfortunately witnessed a number of tragic incidents, especially ones involving kids who are not monitored as closely as in the US. This week, one child has still been missing in a park 5 min away from our home.

Local people use anti-crime apps a lot in this area and share their experiences along with formal warnings from the police on the app. After taking a mobile app class, I can now imagine how much efforts have been put into this in background and cannot thank enough to programmers and other employees who maintain the system.