No, age is irrelevant except that it may serve as an excuse for giving up. You already know how to do some programming in your life (configuring a controller, s

No, age is irrelevant except that it may serve as an excuse for giving up. You already know how to do some programming in your life (configuring a controller, setting an alarm clock, etc) but this programming is just a bit more in-depth. But this never changes. As a programmer you never stop learning, not after 35, not until you decide it's no longer for you. Learning to program can be hard. It can make you feel stupid. But for me this didn't last long. It threw up a barrier that seemed like I could never break through and then light bulbs began firing. You really just have to spend the time with the code, reading it, trying small stupid things, making stupid mistakes, building off what you have already done. Eventually it begins to make more sense. You find you can do things without having to Google around for answers. At this point you are beginning to internalize the programming language. What may work against you at 35 is time and patience. It's interesting to see 14 year olds post here proudly over what they have done with programming, yet I feel like 14 year olds have the biggest advantage of anyone. They have summer vacations! Imagine having that long of an uninterrupted block of time to be able to explore whatever you like I'm not impressed when a 14 year old posts something, I'm impressed when a 35 year old with a family and work posts something. ;)