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Hi, I've been coding now and then since university days (mandatory C++ courses) and did some C# windows programming and VBA on Excel for fun/minor work stuff every so often. (So that adds up to roughly 2 years maybe, counting only the actual coding days) Professionally, I train and work as a Mechanical Engineer. But I was always very interested in programming. Perhaps I realize this passion a little too late. 5 years after graduating from university, I want to make a switch into a career as a developer but so far it seems pretty discouraging. To improve myself, I've learnt Python on Udemy in February 2020. Then when I finished the course, I started doing some practices on this website to sharpen my Python skills. Though my dreams in advancing a career in IT is going nowhere, I have thoroughly enjoyed this journey of puzzle solving and learning new algorithms on CodeAbbey. I will try not to give up, continuing to find ways to pursuit my dream in coding.
I love coding because I like to think, thinking of new ways to solve a problem, thinking of simpler faster ways to solve problems. And I think it's challenging, intriguing and it makes the whole process so fun and exciting.
Thank you to the creators and contributors to this website.
Hi Anne!
Thanks a lot for your detailed story, this is great as this gives better understanding of who come here and with what goals :)
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Perhaps I realize this passion a little too late. 5 years after graduating from university
Oh, it's far not too late :) I myself always was a comparatively late starter - and taken my first job in IT probably at age of 28 or so... Spent much time unsuccessfully (or rather not very successfully) studying in universities and in army.
continuing to find ways to pursuit my dream in coding.
Judging by your explanations, you are less or more ready to try and look for some IT-related job. Generally this will give more complete and diverse experience... I assume you may start looking for junior QA position - perhaps you'll see that many of them want mainly ability to find and describe bugs by manual testing - but additionally to be able to peek into SQL databases or write some python scripts to test API via HTTP. You generally can easily learn a bit about necessary technologies in a few days before interview. Of course several applications may fail, but if one of a dozen is successful - it is just what you need. As a matter of fact we all start in this way :)
The other question is whether industrial programming will be interesting for you... But most probably initially it is always less or more exciting!