talaba

I learned about AirVPN from someone here. Most of the well known VPN providers are blocked in my country, but AirVPN works like a charm.

> beer making

No need for AI. T-test (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student%27s_t-test) was invented more than a century ago to improve beer quality.

Hi there!

I'm sorry to see Iran undergo hardship. I love Iranian hospitality and literature. I plan to learn the language someday. I wish you all the best.

To answer your questions,

1. Yes, definitely. Especially in one of the countries you mentioned + Canada. I'd work for a non-profit or a university if I were you. Work/life balance is great.

2. Yes, you can have a life. Just don't do JavaScript. Go for a slow-paced field. Find a mature and boring tech and learn it. COBOL sounds good.

3. Probably. But your success depends on your emigration.

4. From the work/life balance point-of-view, COBOL sounds good. But finding a job is another question. If you think you can find a job, go for it. Otherwise learn a popular but mature language/ecosystem.

5. In your situation, I'd migrate first, get a degree in CS, and work part-time as a developer in the meanwhile. In the long run, this will be rewarding financially.

6. Go for it. You don't have kids. Things would have been difficult with kids.

Hey. Just the usual suspects: alexandria, str, caveman2, cl-ppcre, etc.

Common Lisp

While we are at it, let's also change the road sign "left lane must turn left", because a lane is not capable of turning left.

universities

I have some experience with Common Lisp, although not too much. I have read Land of Lisp and enjoyed it very much. It may not adhere to software engineering best practices, such as avoiding mutating the global state, etc., but for learning CL without getting bored, this is the book.