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Re:Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi ... by acchow on Thursday March 09, 2017 @12:58PM (#13831238)
Incredible. Can you talk about how you learned programming and the obstacles you hit along the way? (financially, health, or actual educational obstacles). How did you get a programming job?

Also, as others have noted, there is survivorship bias in your experience. If you or one of your siblings were born with a disability or became disabled in some way from a sickness, the experience would probably be quite bad.

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Re:Is It Better to Be Poor in Bangladesh or the Mississippi ... by mmsimanga on Thursday March 09, 2017 @01:06PM (#13831343)
I had replied to an earlier thread. In short, moved to town, went to school in town. Touched first PC in University at the age of 21.

Alot of the adaptation happened as a kid. I went to school not knowing a word of English. I don't even know how I learnt the language. Kids adapt. They are less self conscious. So I guess every new environment was new for as long as it took to adapt.

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