It's taken me about 5 years to feel comfortable enough to put myself out there t...

		ebtalley on June 19, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Is 36 too late to start into programming? It's taken me about 5 years to feel comfortable enough to put myself out there to the world as a competent programmer. You have to want it, I can't tell you how many all nighters I have put in researching problems, trying coding patterns, etc. Find a bunch of proverbial nails and start hammering away. speaking of all nighters.

you should try sleeping. it's super-effective.