I was 14 years old. The (56k) internet went down. I got bored, and started randomly browsing my C:/ drive. In the browser cache, I opened a .js file. That was my first contact with the code.
I learned myself how to code in C, C++, Javascript/PHP, I graduated in computer science, but quickly realized software were meant for people. Thus, I persued a psychology degree, during which I studied usability, social cognition and workplace psychology.
Nevertheless, I kept myself updated with the latest web technologies of the times. JQuery, XSLT, Angular, React, Wasm, Ethereum,...