1) I started with some High School courses in VB6/VB.NET/C++. Eventually I stumbled upon C# which I fiddled around with for several years. I had some college, b

1) I started with some High School courses in VB6/VB.NET/C++. Eventually I stumbled upon C# which I fiddled around with for several years. I had some college, but I quickly realized I preferred writing useful applications to studying theory. 2) Reading through these posts makes me feel like I started learning later (15/16). 3) After I landed the internship I effectively dropped out of college and started working as a contractor. I hope to go back one day, but I have too much fun with my day jobs to take a break.