More plus one :) The secret is, once all us wayward youths find each other, we are more interesting than the typical advanced high school => ivy league => enterprise developer. I work with so many people who have never had a job outside of software development. It is all about work, except for that time they brewed their own beer for a couple months.

Kinda judgemental I know. Just know that you should never be afraid to re-invent yourself. There are more of us out there! Find us!