I started writing software around 1980 (yes, over thirty years ago). I got my first serious programming chops at computer camp the summer after fourth grade. I wrote a game called “ZAP!” in BASIC. I played with a LOGO robot turtle. I fell in love. Not with a robot, you freak. I fell in love with creating strings of text that made machines do exactly what I wanted them to do. It was creative, it was methodic, it was rewarding. This is why I am still doing it.
Luckily, I got pretty good at it, and I was able to parlay it into a career. I’ve work at some pretty cool places like MySpace and Microsoft and my current gig. I am a software architect at a company called Knotice in Akron, Ohio.
I also like doing other creative things. Like making short movies, taking photos, writing and performing poetry, and watching as much TV as possible.
About Christopher Holmok
I started writing software around 1980 (yes, over thirty years ago). I got my first serious programming chops at computer camp the summer after fourth grade. I wrote a game called “ZAP!” in BASIC. I played with a LOGO robot turtle. I fell in love. Not with a robot, you freak. I fell in love with creating strings of text that made machines do exactly what I wanted them to do. It was creative, it was methodic, it was rewarding. This is why I am still doing it.
Luckily, I got pretty good at it, and I was able to parlay it into a career. I’ve work at some pretty cool places like MySpace and Microsoft and my current gig. I am a software architect at a company called Knotice in Akron, Ohio.
I also like doing other creative things. Like making short movies, taking photos, writing and performing poetry, and watching as much TV as possible.