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<h1 style="text-align: center;">[SUMMARY] learning to code at 56</h1> <h2>[WHAT]</h2> <ol> <li> [SUMMARY] by VM Vaughn - I’m learning to code at 56. Here’s an epic beat-down of my critical inner self.</li> </ol> <h2>[WHY]</h2> <ol> <li>] </li> </ol> <h2>[WHERE]</h2> <ol> <li><strong>] READ THE FULL ARTICLE</strong></li> <ol> <li>] <a href="https://medium.freecodecamp.com/yes-im-56-and-learning-to-code-f33abea6fd4c#.f58mj9p8o" target="_blank">https://medium.freecodecamp.com/yes-im-56-and-learning-to-code-f33abea6fd4c#.f58mj9p8o</a></li> </ol></ol> <h2>[WHEN]</h2> <ol> <li>] published: 2017-01-07</li> </ol> <h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2> <ol> <li>] 56 yo Vaughn <strong>has no problems with the challenges of learning to code</strong>, he likes it, however, </li> <li>] has a <strong>problem with spending his time on "hobbies", not getting paid.</strong> Can't keep doing something simply for the fun of it</li> <li>] he knows coding pays, but <strong>his critical inner self(CIS) had to deal with realities of being a 56 yo rookie </strong></li> <li>] based on avg life expectancy of 78 years, <strong>has another 22 years ahead of him </strong></li> <li>] IF completing the course at snails pace (4 years), he <strong>will be looking for work as a 60yo junior developer</strong></li> <li>] IF it takes 2 years to find work and he can then <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">work</span> <strong>practice his craft for 8 years</strong></li> <li>] <strong>more likely to stay with the employer who hires him first</strong>, most 20 y/o olds won't</li> <li>] <strong>an entry level dev job will pay < then he is making now</strong>, he is making < now then he did 5 years ago, no gurantee on job security, if he loses his job, will likely have to take any job to survive </li> <li>] he <strong>knows SV companies want young kids</strong>, he doesn't want to work in the valley at a big company. <strong>he believes</strong> that there are <strong>more progamming jobs than there are programmers, and that most of those jobs are not in the tech industry</strong></li> <li>] he has a <strong>job search strategy</strong> - apply to a lot of jobs, build a network of hiring managers, and make sure I get a lot of interviews. It’s <a href="https://medium.freecodecamp.com/5-key-learnings-from-the-post-bootcamp-job-search-9a07468d2331#.7mio1uw2s" target="_blank" data-href="https://medium.freecodecamp.com/5-key-learnings-from-the-post-bootcamp-job-search-9a07468d2331#.7mio1uw2s">a numbers game</a> and I’m going to play it.</li> <li><strong>] culture fit</strong> - At my current job, I show up every day knowing that somebody at work has something to teach me. So I listen. I don’t presume to know everything that’s going on in my boss’s day, so I give him a break. And when I mess up, I say so. That’s how I’ve fit in at every job I’ve had over the last 36 years.</li> <li><strong>] current job</strong> - uou’ve got a decent job. Why not just accept it? You are where you’re going to be, especially at your age.Working toward a second career gives me the boost I need to get through the daily slog of the one I’ve got now.</li> </ol> <h2>[HOW-TO]</h2> <ol> <li>]</li> </ol> <h2>[REFERENCE]</h2> <ol> <li>] SRC = best-of-hacker-news-2017-01-05 - (#)<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13326662" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) </li> </ol> <h1 style="text-align: center;"> </h1> <h1 style="text-align: center;">comment mine</h1> <div>] ad for freecodecamp ?</div> <div>] https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2015/10/28/free-code-camp-with-quincy-larson/</div> <div>] note comment on medium post from 'negative nick' re: </div> <div>-</div> <div> </div>