Don't worry. I suspect the reason that people percieve that most good coders started young is that people who start young have already demonstrated that they h

Don't worry. I suspect the reason that people percieve that most good coders started young is that people who start young have already demonstrated that they have a lot of interest and passion in the subject. So it follows that they would be good disprortionantly often. If you have the same passion, then starting late shouldn't hold you back that much. Having said that, I am one of the lucky ones who started young.