The Lion's Pride vol. 4 (June 2015) | Page 72

After extensively searching for the right educational path, I decided to give Lake Washington Institute of Technology a chance. Even though I planned to go to college mostly to be hirable and to make connections with people, I have also learned a lot about programming, more than I would have ever imagined. For instance, due to my program’s curriculum I had to learn many programming languages that I wouldn’t have learned otherwise. One programming language in particular that I learned is C++. I wouldn’t have learned this programming language on my own because I simply didn’t have a reason to and this language tends to be more challenging for programmers. However, thanks to my knowledgeable C++ teacher guiding me through this language. I have learned some of the fundamentals and logic behind commonly used functionalities used in most popular programming languages. Knowing how to program before going to school helped me significantly. Since I knew basic programming logic already I was able to quickly advance to more difficult topics. Besides the obvious reason of going to college for the education, I also wanted to meet people that knew about art to help me with various projects I was currently working on.