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"Get set, GO!" Immediately, my Vicky started off as fast as she could.

Her two opponents,


Josh and Kaitlin, were neck and neck chasing after her. Josh moved forward, overtaking
Vicky. "No! This can't happen!" - I heard my piercing inner voice scream shrilly; feeling the
fast-beating flutter of my pounding heart, I clicked the mouse incessantly. Finally, to my
extreme relief, after seven seconds watching the computer screen, it was a magenta oval
that first reached the edge of the canvas that I had built using JavaScript, followed by the
cerulean square as a runner-up, and the orange circle in third position. It was a simple
racing game featuring draw and mouse-pressed functions; yet, like White Rabbit caught
Alice's attention, it gave me access to the Wonderland.

Now, programming is my haven. Before now, clichéd as it may sound, I had always taken
safer options, like learning languages. Learning languages has helped me thrive
academically, offering me a degree of comfort; after all, I needed to learn the usage of the
languages by heart, without questioning the logical elements. However, my emerging
passion, programming, drew me towards practicing trial and error. Programming languages
are somewhat similar to human languages as they require memory of the ‘language usage’;
a good coder should be one whom is able to comprehend the encountered problems and
figure out solutions with logical validity. Even with such logical validity, one cannot
guarantee that a program will run successfully. The code must be written and tested many
times, and this uncertainty excites me, for, in the process of finding a solution, I reveal a
multitude of approaches for tackling the problem. Thus, programming languages allow me
to communicate with the computer itself but also with others’ intellect through the beauty
of their coding lines.

October 2017 was an important time for me: I remember hesitantly agreeing to take part in
in the school science fair with my friend. I was amazed by wonderful ideas such as an app
that can detect heart attacks and an automatic household system to water plants. I had the
idea to create an accessible online library to engage you people in Vietnam’s cultural values
in the contemporary context – the context, in which younger generations have gradually
forgotten the functional origin and instead have, ironically, been consumed by the rise of
technology. If human languages were my crush, programming languages would be my lover.
My passion for coding has challenged my traditional Asian family's misplaced prejudice that
programming should only be suitable for boys. It was also mocked by my friends since,
according to them, coding is for smart people and I was seen as intellectually inferior. After
hours watching YouTube tutorials and Googling instructions, I managed to create a simple
website where I could upload and present the necessary data. It certainly was not a rocket-
science-achievement, since the website only attracted a small number of my friends and
teachers. Even so, it ignited a flame of hope within me. I made time in my hectic schedule
for learning subtle concepts, struggling to understand fundamental questions on
Stackoverflow, and learning from my favourite YouTube channel The Coding Train. From
this, I was able to mould my own coding identity. The more I explored this Wonderland, the
more it showed me how influential technology, driven by the depth of computer science,
can be.

My motivation to enter the coding world, to understand data structures and algorithms, and
to challenge the prejudiced norms of the industry and culture is what inspires me every day.
Starting from nothing and having to learn coding from scratch has cultivated a fundamental
curiosity within me. The idea of coding to the unknown makes me feel excitement down to
my core. In essence, coding is my inspiration and my strength, and I am determined to make
it my future.

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