You had the grit and determination to rebuild your life from scratch, while being a single dad no less. Don't discredit all that work now by comparing yourself to others. I've been programming for 12 years and if I compare myself to random kids on the internet I would probably feel bad about myself too. If you want to compare yourself to someone, compare yourself to you five years ago. Sounds like you're doing way better than that guy.
I do coaching/mentoring for tech. If you get to the point where you need some help, get in touch.
I am 30 and a junior developer. I have been coding for a little over 2yrs now. Im currently a software engineer/consultant at 1218 Global. I love working with Data and databases.
You had the grit and determination to rebuild your life from scratch, while being a single dad no less. Don't discredit all that work now by comparing yourself to others. I've been programming for 12 years and if I compare myself to random kids on the internet I would probably feel bad about myself too. If you want to compare yourself to someone, compare yourself to you five years ago. Sounds like you're doing way better than that guy.
I do coaching/mentoring for tech. If you get to the point where you need some help, get in touch.
Thanks for the kind words.