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I used to mess around with BASIC in elementary school and HTML in middle school. I loved software and code, and used to tell my parents that when I grew up I wanted to be a computer programmer.

I never stopped feeling that way, but I didn't go that direction. Now I find myself pining for it but feeling like it's way too late to pivot -- not sure I can support the pay cut. If I could do it all over, I would've kept my foot on the gas.

Maybe I should go hunting for some easy PR somewhere and just start figuring this shit out.
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BitBees 1y ago

Why did you quit? Micheal Saylor Academy has free classes in a number of subjects, coding being one...but maybe you already know the basics and just think it's too risky to switch.

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mattybs 1y ago

I didn't quit so much as I was having a lot of success in the music realm, so I went that direction. Found myself in a different industry to pay the bills -- and now I feel stuck there because I can't risk the pay cut.

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BitBees 1y ago

Tough decisions. Time is the most limited commodity. And I apologize, quit is a nasty little word (upon reflection). I used to sit in on my (Chem E major) boyfriend’s physics, and Fortran classes/computer labs in college. I sure wish I had gone in that direction. It was so fascinating, even at the key punch stage.