Glad to hear your story. This is the most amazing thing about programming, it is one of those few things in life where what u put is what u get. There are other jobs where talent and hard work is not enough.
Eventually, I got bored of basically doing nothing productive on the evenings during the working week. I wanted to make a bit of extra cash and utilize my time better.
I dedicated 4-5 hours on an evening after work to programming. I started with HTML & CSS, and moved on to JavaScript and PHP as time went on and my skills progressed.
It took 20 months.
The job was located 40-minutes away from my house. I had been living away from home for 3 years and the idea of me being back sounded great.
Thanks for sharing. If you like it, it is the best. Also, for productivity freaks, it is probably more productive as well. (not about the money.)
Unless you get paid more, you're going to regret in the long term. Money cash is the most important. It's the $$/hr that matter, because money gives you big choices.
So if you are a sucky coder and can't earn cash, go back to your original day job. If you are getting better at coding, invest all the time and commitment to become a better coder, because, unlike what people think, money is important. You can have choices: travel the world, buy whatever you want, donate etc.
Great story, my story is very similar and now after 10 years I’m making beyond anything I was before. It takes sacrifice to get the things we really want and this proves it right here.
Hi!
I am Nirbhay Vashisht, a Computer Science Engineering Student from India.
(currently in final year)
For any enquiry contact me on Twitter @nirbhayvashisht
Location
New Delhi, India
Education
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering
Work
Computer Science Engineering Student | Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador
Glad to hear your story. This is the most amazing thing about programming, it is one of those few things in life where what u put is what u get. There are other jobs where talent and hard work is not enough.
Thanks for sharing. If you like it, it is the best. Also, for productivity freaks, it is probably more productive as well. (not about the money.)
Unless you get paid more, you're going to regret in the long term. Money cash is the most important. It's the $$/hr that matter, because money gives you big choices.
So if you are a sucky coder and can't earn cash, go back to your original day job. If you are getting better at coding, invest all the time and commitment to become a better coder, because, unlike what people think, money is important. You can have choices: travel the world, buy whatever you want, donate etc.
I am a developer for 15 years.
Interesting story! Money isn't everything :)
Great story, my story is very similar and now after 10 years I’m making beyond anything I was before. It takes sacrifice to get the things we really want and this proves it right here.
Amazing Story. It was really inspiring :D
Thanks for sharing
A nice and inspiring story. What was your age at the time of that decision?
Thanks Alaz, I was 27 when I got my first job
At least you can now massage yourself for free, you are going to need it... :)
haha very true
Great post Mr. A. Keep up the hard work 🤝