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I hope people debunk the hell out of this. I was an extremely good student who had all kinds of accolades but I'm also seriously handicapped. I've wanted to le

I hope people debunk the hell out of this. I was an extremely good student who had all kinds of accolades but I'm also seriously handicapped. I've wanted to learn how to code for more than a decade and I've had people tell me I'm simply not really interested (because I'm not succeeding). That's not true. I don't know what piece I'm missing to get traction on the learning process, but I seriously want to learn. I will add that at age 72, if she just uses it as a time filler and "never accomplishes anything," it's her time to fill as she sees fit. Why should anyone care if she studies and studies and never produces a single thing?

tomcam 4y ago
> I hope people debunk the hell out of this. They did! I was way off: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31358958 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31358958 Furthermore I think casual coding would be a fantastic way to spend some extra time. > I will add that at age 72, if she just uses it as a time filler and "never accomplishes anything," it's her time to fill as she sees fit. Why should anyone care if she studies and studies and never produces a single thing? You are completely right of course. I made up out of whole cloth the idea that she might be trying to do this professionally.