I started undergrad as an engineering major in 2005 and I remember [somehow] thinking very clearly that programming was fun and interesting but would be a self-

I started undergrad as an engineering major in 2005 and I remember [somehow] thinking very clearly that programming was fun and interesting but would be a self-indulgent thing to study since it was just for making fun websites and video games... going to art school to pursue a teaching job legitimately seemed like the more practical choice somehow. I had a blast and don't regret the art part, and teaching was extremely rewarding, but I wish I had kept programming. I started up again in 2020 in my mid-thirties with a newborn but it took a bootcamp and a lot of guidance / help from friends to catch up with what modern development had become. I've loved every minute of it and I cant believe what a relief it is to be on a stable career path, even with the hiring freezes etc. Anyway its aways great to see this kind of thing on the top of HN. The future of human labor is software, and we all really can do it. Maybe, like I know.