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I agree with you. I think everyone should have a chance at what they'd like to do, without being blocked because "people like them" (in whatever way) tend to d
by downerending 7y ago
I agree with you. I think everyone should have a chance at what they'd like to do, without being blocked because "people like them" (in whatever way) tend to do poorly.
That said, age matters. Very, very few people can start programming at 18 and progress to the top 20% of the field. I can't think of anyone who's done so, though I'm sure there are exceptions.
- mac01021 7y agoNiklaus Wirth comes to mind. Admittedly, programming as a profession was very different at that time.
- downerending 7y agoHmm. Wikipedia says he had a BSEE at 21. No info on his early years, but I suspect he's one of the people we'd say started young. I didn't "program" either before 18, since I grew up in a household (and part of the country) without any access to computers. But I was indeed drawn to it young, and "learned to program" by reading magazines and sending off for free vendor literature (which did indeed have lots of nuggets of knowledge about all things tech).