Tech Story: From Tinkering to Code
I’m Surya, a software engineer with about 1.5 years of experience in the IT industry and am currently on the lookout for the next opportunity.
I first got to use a PC back in 2006-2007. I was too young to understand much, but I remember how a beige box with chunky wires seemed to do magical stuff. Like any teen, I mostly browsed the internet at first, but soon grew curious about Computers as I progressed in school. It was 2012, and I still remember rushing madly to the computer lab like we rush to catch the Mumbai locals today.
My first moment of realizing that I could build something was when I changed the color of an <h1> tag to red. That simple action unlocked the world of possibilities, and suddenly, the web wasn’t just something I consumed - it was something I could create. HTML and CSS became my playground, though it wasn’t easy transitioning from school-level projects to something more advanced.
After gaining confidence by troubleshooting Windows, I turned to smartphones and began tinkering with their operating systems. I experimented with custom ROMs on my Asus phone—Lineage OS, R Remix, AOSP - you name it! I spent countless days exploring & testing features, hoping that my phone would survive.
