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## My first desktop programs

How I Started Building with Code
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My interest began at thirteen, when a teacher demonstrated a batch script that created folders automatically. Seeing a few lines make the computer do something made me curious about what else I could get it to do. I started teaching myself Java and Python, trying small desktop applications, including a contact notebook and a number-guessing game with user accounts and a history stored in text files.

These screenshots show the contact notebook, one of the first applications I completed.