Just turned 28, need a career change and programming seems like a good choice. How hard is it starting from scratch.

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  • All that being said, you're still very early and I assume you were following tutorials to build those apps. If you can't write a program to find an arbitrary fibonacci number, you are certainly not ready for DSA :) I would consider "the basics" to be what CS students learn in their first year or so, so to say you've got the basics down after a month is hard to believe. I really think you should follow a beginners course like CS50 or this open-source CS program. And don't skip the boring or challenging stuff, they're usually the most important parts.

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  • Just like any skill though, the more you put in the more you get out of it and I would 100% do it again if given the option because I love it. It's fun being able to take any random idea and then make it a reality. I live for the thrill and rush of adrenaline that comes with the "AHA!" moment when I've been stuck on a problem. But it isn't for everyone, and before you take the leap I would check out something like The Odin Project to make sure that programming is something you're really committed to.

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  • Stuff missing from CS courses and bootcamps that will 100% help you on the job- honestly I think this is an absolute must for new grads and self-paced/bootcamp devs as well: https://missing.csail.mit.edu/

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