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# [Career shifting - Why I chose software development](https://mlyons.hashnode.dev/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Have you ever wanted to have an impact on another person’s life? How about whole groups of people? Without aggrandizing too much, that’s exactly what a developer does. Developers create the software and related technologies that impact our everyday l...

Aug 23, 2022 · 2 min read · mlyons.hashnode.dev  
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[Cate Hardy](https://hashnode.com/@Cate)

[Sep 1, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development/6304205109d19537666eb1bd/comment/6311135475af73ad1f065a97)

I love that web development has the potential to change people's lives - it's one of the things that's drawn me to making a career change to tech, too.

As someone who went through school with undiagnosed ADHD, I know that alternative ways of learning would have made a huge difference to my education. So I appreciate your idea of getting into creating educational games and experiences - as you said, it has the power to change lives!

[Marki Lyons](https://hashnode.com/@Marki)

[Sep 4, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development/6304205109d19537666eb1bd/comment/6311135475af73ad1f065a97#reply-6314f92cd49bb9d8c2f77977)

Absolutely, Cate. Thanks for your feedback. In the blog post I published today, I tell a bit more about that gamified educational experience I think it would be fun (and beneficial) to build. I hope you check it out and give me some more feedback!

[Cate Hardy](https://hashnode.com/@Cate)

[Sep 5, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/career-shifting-why-i-chose-software-development/6304205109d19537666eb1bd/comment/6311135475af73ad1f065a97#reply-6315c5d104768af286e5050d)

[Marki Lyons](https://hashnode.com/@Marki) That sounds really interesting! I'll go have a read :)