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    Jennifer Smith

    Software Engineer, Cogent

    Melbourne

    I started programming computers at eight years old on the Spectrum 128k my parents bought me for Christmas. I stopped when this machine was superseded by a Mega Drive that, while technically superior in many ways, had no built-in programming environment.

    I picked up the habit accidentally again at 19 as part of my university course and took to it like a duck to a compiler. I realised I was happiest when I was reading code, understanding how it fits it together and writing it for myself.

    As a software developer, I've been lucky enough to maintain this enthusiasm through a wide range of software development, from web development to infrastructure automation and data engineering. Though environments and circumstances change, core principles remain constant: understanding how systems fit together and how to change them and grow them.

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