Re:Ask HN: Late-bloomer engineers, when and how did you disc...
by avgDev on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @06:13PM
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When I was in high school, I wrote programs for TI calculator to help on quizzes. At 15-20 I gamed quite a bit and did some server maintenance and set up. I tried learning HTML and making sites but never really got into it. I also built many computers for myself and friends.
At 26 I was studying criminal justice, then I had some health issues which would affect the physical aspect of the job, so I switched to CS. I used to think I was stupid because when I tried HTML everything seemed so hard and took long. Then in my CS program, while still dealing with health concerns I did exceptionally well in almost every course, always top of class and I learned that it is easier for me than others.
Before graduation I had job lined up. I am making decent money in non-tech but interviewed in quite a few companies and got offers, they never matched the amount I worked from home though, so I did not make the jump. I also realized I'm a pretty good self-learner and now read books and do online classes non-stop.
At 26 I was studying criminal justice, then I had some health issues which would affect the physical aspect of the job, so I switched to CS. I used to think I was stupid because when I tried HTML everything seemed so hard and took long. Then in my CS program, while still dealing with health concerns I did exceptionally well in almost every course, always top of class and I learned that it is easier for me than others.
Before graduation I had job lined up. I am making decent money in non-tech but interviewed in quite a few companies and got offers, they never matched the amount I worked from home though, so I did not make the jump. I also realized I'm a pretty good self-learner and now read books and do online classes non-stop.