Same here. I didn't even study CS, nor did I own a computer until I was 23. And this was back before the internet was ubiquitous so if you wanted to program yo

Same here. I didn't even study CS, nor did I own a computer until I was 23. And this was back before the internet was ubiquitous so if you wanted to program you had to spend real money on books and developer tools. No free/open source resources at your fingertips. My first real exposure to programming came after I bluffed my way into a temp gig building spreadsheets in Quattro Pro.