I wrote this about 2.5 years ago after I career changed myself http://mattdeboard.net/2011/11/23/how-i-became-a-programmer/ http://mattdeboard.net/2011/11/23/h

I wrote this about 2.5 years ago after I career changed myself http://mattdeboard.net/2011/11/23/how-i-became-a-programmer/ http://mattdeboard.net/2011/11/23/how-i-became-a-programmer/ There are a couple other entries there about this general topic.