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Re:Ask HN: Anything for a teenage programmer? by closavia on Thursday January 02, 2014 @04:56PM (#7002606)
So do I have to know more than someone who went to college and has been in the industry for a few years now in order to get taken seriously?

I find that very unfair. If it is the only solution, however, time to start reading Knuth's books.

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Re:Ask HN: Anything for a teenage programmer? by brudgers on Thursday January 02, 2014 @07:21PM (#7003428)
I am taking you seriously.

You can hold yourself to some absolute standard as a programmer or you can choose a sliding scale, and nobody can fault you for it, yet. But in the end, what really matters is what really matters, and I don't see any reason to recommend waiting.

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