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Moamen Abdallah

Hey Karguo, I also feel compelled to respond to your comment since it is related to me as well, I'm 36 years old, I have graduated from the Faculty of law 19 years ago and where I live we usually work in a field not related to our degrees, however, I've tried to work as a freelance lawyer, but That wasn't me, I'm such a tech geek I can't live without a computer, so I've managed to get a job in a local internet company 10 years ago, I'm still working there, things never been down like those last two years.

In the meantime, I was so much interested in a bunch of cool stuff around, from playing with so many of Linux distro with different package managers and desktop, to dive into one of python books and courses, then moved to CS field catching up with two or three courses at a time "CS50 was the coolest one" then I've managed to get a scholarship from Google 2017/2018 I was one of those who won a full nano-degree at that time, I was doing so good until some family matters take over all my time and effort at that time and I couldn't carry on with the course, I didn't graduate.

Nowadays, I've burnt out in my current work as a senior online sales along with being a quality keeper over a telesales team, my current job right now offer me nothing but a salary, I seek to get the knowledge to be able to shift my career as an Android developer, after a few weeks I've been able to build some apps on my own nothing that I'm so proud of however I've got the basic skills and I'm looking to learn more about it, working as a dev person open some many doors for you to meet new people like those devs out here on this awesome community, it is also required a PC or laptop with a good performance and an internet connection, and also a signup in one of those freelance websites you can learn, work, meet and earn from it.

My last word, I thought I was alone struggled to learn to code and to catch up with the most insane growing field, but it turns that there are many many people like me and you, I promise I won't stop until I reach to my goal.
I wish you could land on a job you've dreamed of so soon.

My last word, I though I was alone struggled learning too code, and to catchup with the insans