The potential that software has inspires me the more I understand it and the more I apply it in my various works/projects. The accessibilty inherent in software astoundds me. Anyone with access to a computer and internet has the potential to become a stellar software engineer. And the prevalence of software in our day-to-day lives always reminds me of its ubiquity...
My passion for software stems from a high school project in which my team and I build a rocket probe to detect radiation levels at various altitudes. We didn't have the most sophisticated sensors, but I was able to make up for it using software.