Yes.

When I was doing an internship in the last year of my Masters in Engineering, I went to a small company that does automation projects for large companies.
Initially, I wanted to have as little to do with computers as possible, but I had to do programming tasks anyway.

Then I discovered that I could use a computer to make an engine turn, or read a thermometer. That was when I was hooked. I learned a lot of writing software in LabVIEW, and learned C and C++ in my free time.
Subsequentially, I did large projects in C and C++, and then learned C# and .NET in my free time. Now I also do projects using that.

Figuring out how things work, and making software work with other software and hardware is my passion. I have been doing it for 9 years now, and at this moment I cannot see myself doing anything else.
I have written code for firmware of telecoms lasers, realtime systems, embedded systems and test and measurement systems.

Being a software geek who goes as deep as he can go is really my calling. That is where I strive for perfection.