I have been coding since early high school. I wasn't thinking about making money or anything.. it was just something to do for fun. First it was dreamweaver, th

I have been coding since early high school. I wasn't thinking about making money or anything.. it was just something to do for fun. First it was dreamweaver, then photoshop slices, then text editor and php. A couple of years later, my uncle got me a summer job where he worked. That was right after my first year of comspci. I would write bash scripts to automate manual business processes. That's when I first got paid, but it wasn't real software development. After my second year of uni, I landed an internship at a startup. That's when I first got paid for writing real production code (python). So, it took maybe 6 years total. However, I think coding is much more accessible nowadays. I'm sure it's possible to start making money in less than a year if you've got drive and passion.