When was the specific moment you decided to become a software engineer?

I enjoy the deep technical discussions here, and it made me curious about the personal motivations behind the engineers on this platform.

When did you decide you wanted to become a software engineer? And why?

For me, I simply love the act of building things, so I love programming.

Also, while learning programming, I thought about software and realized that even a small alarm app or a timetable screen at a bus stop can affect the quality of our daily lives.

I wanted to do work that help people and provide value, so that realization was a huge catalyst for my decision to become a software engineer.

What was that moment for you? What made you decide that this was the path you wanted to take?