> I'm 17 and I can code at a relatively high level. I thought that when I was 17, and I was proven laughably wrong when I started university and learnt how to

> I'm 17 and I can code at a relatively high level. I thought that when I was 17, and I was proven laughably wrong when I started university and learnt how to program properly. Then once again I thought I was pretty good at programming and went in to industry - and once again I found my skills were nowhere near as good as I thought them to be. My advice is to put aside notions that you are good and always be looking to improve and learn. > but generally people aren't willing to hire a 17-year-old Who needs to know that you're 17? If you have a good enough portfolio it will speak for itself.