I started software development at your age, despite taking some CS classes in college when I was 19. I am now 30 years old (sigh) and had jobs making plenty of

I started software development at your age, despite taking some CS classes in college when I was 19. I am now 30 years old (sigh) and had jobs making plenty of money (if you care about that kind of thing). In fact, I've done so much of it over the last 5 years that I'm trying to get out of it. But that's another story. From being unable to write a single line of reasonable code to being a Data Scientist making a solid six figure salary took me four years, a bunch of work, and being a very good networker. That last part is pretty important. Oh, and I don't have a degree.