I can’t tell you what you should do as a 17 year old coder. I can tell you some of what I did. I strongly believe early adulthood is about getting you laid. No

I can’t tell you what you should do as a 17 year old coder. I can tell you some of what I did. I strongly believe early adulthood is about getting you laid. Not Tinder style, but have to go hang out with others and meet people style. I’m 51 now, and three of my best friends are people whom I met before I was 20 while on the prowl for beautiful women. And those guys are pure gold. Life sure is different now, being married and having a daughter but those guys, only one being a family man, are still there and our friendships are as strong as ever. So that’s part of what I did. The other part of what I did, I got a job being paid to code, well, actually paid to learn to code. I thought I was hot shit but the guild of ex-rocket scientists and other smart people I ended up with taught me a lot. So, how did I find that job? I met my best friend’s girlfriend’s dad who gave me that job. Yes, the pursuit of getting laid found me and my friend at her house, hungover one Saturday morning when I met him. So maybe getting laid isn’t your thing. But get your ass out there and start meeting people and spending some time with them. Don’t be a walking banner ad of “I’m a coder”. Get to know people and let that disclosure happen naturally. Most people really enjoy helping their friends, and someone will make a connection for you.