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So aside from the one person that can take a conversation 40 different directions How many of you all have ADHD? I heard a while back that having ADHD/ADD is essentially a super power when it comes to programming of any kind and also ADHD people typically gravitate towards programming jobs.

I got diagnosed while I was in the military. When I separated I started a job at a calibration company. They had a CMM and I wanted more than anything to play with it. So I asked my boss what it would take to get me over there and he handed me a list of the GD&T symbols. He said "learn this and we will consider it."

I came back the next day after a 12 hour hyperfocus on learning GD&T and was programming by the end of the week. Fast forward a year later and my boss had said he had never seen anyone pick it up so quickly in his 40 years. Now this was still a more basic level of programming. Nothing like what you all are capable of. But I have since developed myself into a pretty confident (not arrogant like some of ya's) programmer.

Not trying to toot my own horn or anything just simply stating that ADHD is the sole reason I am a programmer and the constant hurdles and obstacles presented has kept me highly intrigued and motivated unlike most things I get myself involved in.

I am curious if any of you guys are in the same boat I am and maybe we could give tips and advice on how to tackle the more daunting stuff like the dreaded........ reprogramming a part already programed or waiting for the CMM to run through a 30 minute program.
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  • that machine was never really utilized during my time at that company. i used it to learn on it and when I knew enough to sound like I knew what I was talking about i got a job at another place that agreed to send me to legit training for the first time.

    fast fwd ten years..I have been to three "one week" courses in RI for PC DMIS and one "one week" course for Quindos. i also took a bunch of those free courses Hexagon offered during the pandemic

    That is some pretty good bootstrap pulling! I always feel that the best way to learn this stuff is to just tinker with it a while. Pretty cool that you took advantage of the opportunity to do that at that nasty shop.

    I had never seen or heard of a CMM until a company I worked for was looking to get one and asked me to learn to program it. The Level 1 course in Elgin IL was the first time I touched one. I was lucky that all my group members in the class where just there to learn what they already knew from the job and they let me driving through all the class exercises with their guidance. I was also lucky that our quality manager was very patient in letting me get the hang of it. He knew me well by that point so he knew his patience would pay off.

    I had a recruiter ask me at some point how someone gets started in CMM programming. I basically told him it is an on the job sort of thing. There may be some technical colleges out there that offer a certificate on it, but I think most people just kind of fall into it in one way or another.
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  • that machine was never really utilized during my time at that company. i used it to learn on it and when I knew enough to sound like I knew what I was talking about i got a job at another place that agreed to send me to legit training for the first time.

    fast fwd ten years..I have been to three "one week" courses in RI for PC DMIS and one "one week" course for Quindos. i also took a bunch of those free courses Hexagon offered during the pandemic

    That is some pretty good bootstrap pulling! I always feel that the best way to learn this stuff is to just tinker with it a while. Pretty cool that you took advantage of the opportunity to do that at that nasty shop.

    I had never seen or heard of a CMM until a company I worked for was looking to get one and asked me to learn to program it. The Level 1 course in Elgin IL was the first time I touched one. I was lucky that all my group members in the class where just there to learn what they already knew from the job and they let me driving through all the class exercises with their guidance. I was also lucky that our quality manager was very patient in letting me get the hang of it. He knew me well by that point so he knew his patience would pay off.

    I had a recruiter ask me at some point how someone gets started in CMM programming. I basically told him it is an on the job sort of thing. There may be some technical colleges out there that offer a certificate on it, but I think most people just kind of fall into it in one way or another.
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