[HN Gopher] The Beginning of My Programming Journey (2022)
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       The Beginning of My Programming Journey (2022)
        
       Author : surprisetalk
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2025-09-23 19:45 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | pkdpic wrote:
       | Beautiful documentation and seems like an ambitious productive
       | journey so far.
       | 
       | I might have missed it but would be very curious to know more
       | about what field the writer was / is currently working in and
       | what a potential career switch into tech looks like right now. I
       | transitioned to coding after almost 10 years teaching but that
       | was before the glorious AI revolution began.
       | 
       | Seems like the break-into-tech narrative has changed drastically.
       | Maybe not though, curious what others perceptions are.
        
         | thePhytochemist wrote:
         | I would also love to read a 2 year follow-up story that gives
         | us an update.
         | 
         | This article reminds me of my own attempt to transition into
         | software from chemistry and agriculture. Four years later I'm
         | worried that I've poured a lot of time and effort into yet
         | another educational program which will not help find
         | employment. That's after two science degrees and a bunch of
         | learning about digital design and rapid prototyping.
         | 
         | I see a lot of optimism in this post about how it's all going
         | to be worth it. But I'm afraid that may not be the case as I
         | face the cold while sleeping in my car again this fall.
        
           | dotslashmain wrote:
           | Looks like she's still going strong https://github.com/the-
           | dress-code
        
           | apt-apt-apt-apt wrote:
           | Sleeping in a car isn't too bad, and must be 10_000x better
           | than sleeping on a street. Couldn't you get thicker blankets
           | and be ok? Cold is better than roasting in summer heat, with
           | no way to cool down (can't leave windows down unless you want
           | people to touch you while you sleep)
        
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