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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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nobody 1y ago

As much as I hate it, JavaScript is very useful and not too bad to learn. VSCode is free and you already have a browser.

Udemy courses go on sale. I’m doing Jonas Schmedtmann’s and I got it for less than $15. It’s worth it.

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mattybs 1y ago

I'm going through Security+ on Udemy as we speak, taking the test next week. I'm not totally alien to VSCode and I do have a few PRs to my name -- I just need to formally learn this stuff and try to find a place to do it. If the Udemy content is worthwhile I'll definitely check it out. 🙏

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nobody 1y ago

Jonas is a good teacher and not as slow and repetitive as Angela Yu (her course is also good if you don’t mind the slow pace)

If you decide on C++ or C# at any point tag me if you get stuck. I’m still learning JavaScript myself (the transition from desktop to web is kicking my butt after 20 years, but I’m gonna get it) so I’ll only make that worse for you. 🤣

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mattybs 1y ago

Good looking out 🙏