I’m in my late 40s and I just got a bachelor’s degree. I just started a masters program. It’s never too late.
no, but at 23 you’d wish you started at 22
as the saying goes the best time to start was when you were 6 the second best time is now
If it’s something you’re passionate about, you’re never too old.
I don’t understand why you would think 22 is too old? Am I missing something?
Absolutely not.
22? Old?
Bahahaha. I’m still learning complex stuff and I’m double that.
I started doing digital design and animation at 29. Made a career out of it. I think you are safe.
The answer to is X years too old to start Y activity is almost always no.
Not even remotely.
That’s how old I was when I started pursuing it seriously instead of just dabbling. Two decades and change later and it’s still a choice I don’t regret.
The basics are fairly straightforward and the field is wide, deep, and mutable enough that everyone’s always picking up new things anyway. The only thing that’ll make you different from your peers is the ratio of how many birthdays you’ve celebrated v. how much direct experience you have. Thankfully that metric is spread out far enough amongst CS folks that it’s only useful as a point of conversational amusement and has no bearing on one’s ability to do the actual work.
Nope, I’m almost 30 and just graduated BS of Computer Science after 7 years of on and off schooling.
In a word, no. In a longer word, noooooo.
You made me spitu beer out in a dark room. Thanks for making my world happier and wettier.
Many people start in their 30’s to learn programming. So no, 22 is not too old.
Fuck no, do what you love and what calls to you. If you haven’t found anything yet, you need to broaden your horizons.
It’s much more cut and dry than most people think. All these questions have to do more with you and what you’re willing to do than the logistics. You’ll almost always be able to work logistics out eventually so focus on the you part to make sure your “vehicle” is suitable for the terrain
You’re never too old to learn.
Nah. Graduated uni at 21. Became a teacher at 25. Doing my MSc (unrelated subject) this year to change careers at 39 (when I’ll graduate).
