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Discussion on: Learning to code so I can ditch my dead-end job, but I'm overwhelmed, under-rested, and my brain is full of bees. Plz halp?

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miku86

Hello Justin,

nice to meet you.

You are 38 years old, so I think your kids are at a young age,
so you will have around 10 years until they are grown-up
and your time with them will decrease.

You can be a developer until your death,
but not a father to young children.

So to spend time with your kids AND to leverage your studies,
I would set the #1 goal to getting a dev job asap,
that means building and showing that you can develop.

  • your website throws an error => employer can't see your skills
  • no github repo has live code => employer can't see your skills