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Hey all just like to introduce me my name is...well just call me Kimura(its a jiu jitsu armlock) im new here and looking foward on learning from all of you.
im 30 yrs old and wondering if its to late to pursue a programming career im from Mexico and there are no programming schools so my only option is to learn from book and you guys do you think its possible to learn that way anturn it into a good career or should i just wake up????
thanks for all your input
see you around the forum
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Posted 27 August 2009 - 06:11 PM
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I taught myself C and C++ from my father's old college textbooks, which were written ten years before I was born. I never took a real programming class before college, either. Thanks to those books and some others I got from the local library, I was able to get an internship programming for Cisco after my freshman year in college. So yes, if you put your mind to it, you can definitely pull it off.
And you have one more advantage than I did - I didn't have the Internet.
And you have one more advantage than I did - I didn't have the Internet.
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Posted 28 August 2009 - 02:01 AM
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I learned from books as well. I took a couple beginner classes, and a lot of math in college :)
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Posted 28 August 2009 - 03:57 AM
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Posted 28 August 2009 - 05:36 AM
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mathemathical analysis (equations and stuff), logics and discrete mathematics (probablitites, algorithms and similar stuff) is a good foundation. then it's just to learn whatever language you wish. those math parts isn't needed at start either, even though understanding of equations will help a lot.
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Posted 28 August 2009 - 05:58 AM
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Welcome to codeCall! Yes, I believe the programming you learn in school can be obtained from reading books. I also believe what is taught in school should even be continually expanded by reading books.
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Posted 28 August 2009 - 03:18 PM
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Just don't do what I did (if you can help it) and make sure those books aren't older than you are. ;)
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Posted 29 August 2009 - 03:59 PM
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Thanks for all your replys guys ill do my best to become a good programmer hope to count with your help
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Posted 29 August 2009 - 04:30 PM
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kimuramaster said:
im 30 yrs old and wondering if its to late to pursue a programming career im from Mexico and there are no programming schools so my only option is to learn from book and you guys do you think its possible to learn that way anturn it into a good career or should i just wake up????
Welcome to CodeCall. If you are willing to put the time and effort into it, go for it. You definitely can learn from books. Your still young, you could also get some classes in a community college. :)
