Like many, my first experience with programming involved VBA. I found it satisfying and rewarding - for making my overwhelming tech writer job for a large corporation easier, doable. In effect, I went back to school for software development. I wanted better automate all the repetitive and tedious tasks involved with my job that I wasn't able to figure out how to do in VBA, as well as learn the skills necessary to pursue a career as a full-time programmer. I got a few certificates, including Programmer I. I was beyond successful at accomplishing my goals for content management automation, in addition to developing useful user web tools for ease of content access. I reduced my routine tasks from 30 hours a week, to about 1. I transcended to full-time developer at better opportunities, and haven't looked back. I have also been developing an iPhone app since 2013. I have endured the challenge of learning Objective C, leading to the bitter-sweet inevitable acceptance of Swift; programming languages change/evolve, and I have come to understand and respect that about them.