Re:I self-learned to code at 30
by cosmodisk on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @08:05AM
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Very similar experience here too:
I'm not a full time dev, which is probably even worse,as I have to switch between very different contexts throughout the day, which is draining. After work I have two options,either forgo time with family,which isn't sustainable,or try to work late evenings/nights on a side project. It kills every drop of motivation that is left there when trying to debug that code at 1am. Weekends are the same: I can't tell my family I'll be going through some code for 5 hours,while you sit there and keep yourselves busy.
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I learned at 27 and it was difficult, even without children. Working all day and then spending 5 hours after work debugging and writing code is very taxing. I have sympathy for this viewpoint but it doesn't seem any different to learning any skill after a certain age. Unfortunately you either can or you can't find a way around the time constraints. I know there's lots of hobbies I've abandoned for the same reason.
> "even without children." ... "but it doesn't seem any different to learning any skill after a certain age"
This couldn't be farther from the truth. There is a vast difference between being shot from work and sitting down for a long stretch of time by yourself to self-study and being shot from work and sitting down for a long stretch of time while also being constantly interrupted by the responsibilities you have to care physically and emotionally for another set of human beings.
Re:I self-learned to code at 30
by emodendroket on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @09:37AM
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Yeah of course but he's right about the reality that you can either find some way to make time or move on and there isn't much other solution.