As a software developer who also wasted a decade of his life on WoW (30y/o now), I think you're underestimating the connections you'll be able to make with oth

As a software developer who also wasted a decade of his life on WoW (30y/o now), I think you're underestimating the connections you'll be able to make with other people when you start talking about your first time trying to solo the Deadmines, or the time your guild beat 25-man Lich King, or when you tried to get the Battlemaster pvp achievement. Do the things you wish 12-year old you had done now. Software development has more breadth than depth so just get good at things one at a time and build things that interest you. No need to regret the past