A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
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A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
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Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#2Hey, love your journey!
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#3The things described as the goal of the OP are not Computer Science, they're mostly Software Engineering/Development. Even though there is overlap Computer Science is mostly math, completely irrelevant to setting up static blogs or web servers and somewhat relevant to developing applications. A more accurate title would have been "wanting to learn software development and the relevant bits of computer science which help with that"
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#4Find a series of small irritations on your computer and write scripts to solve them.
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#5I started when I was 34, for the same motivations that you describe. It become my profession and my hobby. I'm now 47 and I'm still enjoying the ride a lot.
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#6The things described as the goal of the OP are not Computer Science, they're mostly Software Engineering/Development. Even though there is overlap Computer Science is mostly math, completely irrelevant to setting up static blogs or web servers and somewhat relevant to developing applications. A more accurate title would have been "wanting to learn software development and the relevant bits of computer science which h…
Also, software has two things going for older late-starters:
- The mental muscles involved in the act of making software tends to be those that mature the latest, around 25--30. It is also the case for comprehending the concepts, because in the end software is mostly about "human rules for doing things" rather than "how things are in Nature, deal with it however you can".
- The proportion of the total corpus of knowledge probably has the highest online-availability of any technical fields, rather than being completely locked-in to academic intitutions.
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#7If you want to really learn it and master it, I'd advise you start with a project to build something you'd like. With that in mind, learn a programming language. JavaScript, CSS and HTML will be a good start for the frontend. You'll then need some backend skills. You could learn MySQL and JavaScript will also help you develop the back end.
Along the way, you'll figure out a lot of the stuff yourself.
Avoid using AI at all costs if you really want to learn. Once you've mastered the skill, AI will be a multiplier.
Good luck
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#8There is no age limit.
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#9Stop writing about how you're going to do this, and just do it. Everything you need is available online.
Writing blog posts like this is a form of procrastination, and distracts from your stated goal.
Re: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science
#10In the end it’s all about bytes and the meaning you assign them.
Edit: and algorithms