I Started programming in high school and then when I was 16 started coding in C, didn't do much C++ but instead hopped on Java ship. It is complex engineering and art of balancing multiple factors that keeps me warmed up and makes me passionate about what I do. If I want to describe engineering, I would say it is an art and an engineer is an artist. Currently I am a Senior Consultant in Cignex Technologies architecting and leading open source Portal and ECM solutions.