Ask HN: What is the best way to spend my time as a 17-year-old who can code?

Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to spend my time as a 17-yea... by shubhamjain on Sunday September 24, 2017 @06:16AM (#15324161)

I have lived some parts of my life the crazy way you describe but honestly, the only memory I have is of wasted time with idiots who didn't value who I was or what I did. I am not describing people who have beers or weed for fun, but those who have it as the only source of fun. The memories I cherish are still of hacking something, solving an intricate problem, or doing something that I didn't believe I was capable of.

There's a long-lasting joy in creating something and sometimes, for some people, it might be mightier than any crazy party would give.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to spend my time as a 17-yea... by imdsm on Sunday September 24, 2017 @09:43AM (#15324658)

I remember back in about 2001/2002, when I was an 11/12 year old with dial up, I wrote some software to send/receive UDP packets. I sent a copy to a friend, and then we tested it, and our messages were coming back and forth.

I'll never forget the wonder I felt, the joy, the prospect.

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