My first encounter with programming was Java. It was part of our curriculum for the math degree, so programming was not new to me at the time. So when I learned about LaTeX and started using it and immediately saw what it could do, I was really excited.
At first I was like, “aw no, I have to learn another programming language” - you know what college students are like.
But in hindsight, I’m glad I was pushed to use it. It’s such a versatile tool.