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Something should probably be added here: don't get discouraged by seeing that a lot of people here answer "grade school" or "middle school", whereas you are (in
by YuriNiyazov 17y ago
Something should probably be added here: don't get discouraged by seeing that a lot of people here answer "grade school" or "middle school", whereas you are (inferring by "majored in social sciences" statement) in your early 20's. For most people on this site, programming permeates our very core, and you can be a very good and prolific programmer without having been hooked on it at the tender age of 8.
- lkrubner 17y agoI agree. I didn't get into programming till I was in my late 20s. It was something that I got better at during my 30s. I didn't start making my full time living from it till I was about 34 or 35.
- ashley 17y agoI'm particularly encouraged by all the stories of people getting into programming much later in life. I'm a freshly minted graduate, and it's cool to see the career changes.