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# [How I got started](https://geoffreyvanwyk.hashnode.dev/how-i-got-started?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

My first introduction to computer programming was in the form of Fortran in a first-year second-semester module at the University of Stellenbosh in the 1990s. Computer programming was only one half of the module; the other half was dedicated to mass ...

Oct 27, 2023 · 4 min read · geoffreyvanwyk.hashnode.dev  
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I am a computer programmer working remotely from a small town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Articles from my blog https://geoffreyvanwyk.dev are republished here.

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