Self taught in late 40s (after doing BASIC in school in UK). Takeaways from my experience: - Have an objective - otherwise it's hard to know if you're making p

Self taught in late 40s (after doing BASIC in school in UK). Takeaways from my experience: - Have an objective - otherwise it's hard to know if you're making progress. - Essential to lose anxiety about not knowing everything. Many languages are so big that a beginner can feel lost in them for a long time. - Some things just take time to 'click'. - Understanding the basics of whole 'stack' is really useful. Some things are hard without a mental model of how the machine works. - Basic code 'hygiene' is really important - found Sand Metz's POODR really useful in this. Also learn to use VC early on. Finally - as others have mentioned persistence is key and that links strongly to how passionate about your objective you are. I almost gave up several times but the objective pulled me back in.