I've been animating as a hobbiest for 7 years. I started off using flash but now use Anime Studio Pro. I've been using Anime Studio since 2005 but back them it was called Moho. I also have some 3D modeling skills and originally wanted to do 3D animation. The rendering times for 3D was just too time assuming so I went back to 2D. I also write software with a language called PureBasic for about 6 years now. I haven't written any new software in a couple of years now but I still fiddle with it from time to time. I now spend most of my time creating graphics with Anime Studio and doing some animation test.