Source Code: My Beginnings

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Source Code: My Beginnings is a memoir by Bill Gates that details his early life, from childhood through his college years at Harvard University. The book, released in February 2025, covers his formative experiences up until 1979, just before the significant growth of Microsoft Corporation, which he cofounded with Paul Allen. Gates describes his privileged upbringing, his mathematical way of viewing the world, and his challenges with social interaction. The memoir concludes before Microsoft's rise to become a global software giant.12

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Memoir explores early life
In February 2025, Gates released Source Code: My Beginnings, the first of a projected three-part autobiographical series. The memoir gives an in-depth picture of Gates’s childhood, high school, and college years.
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In February 2025, Gates released Source Code: My Beginnings, the first of a projected three-part autobiographical series. The memoir gives an in-depth picture of Gates’s childhood, high school, and college years.
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