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Comment on Ask HN: Is 36 too late to start into programming?

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It really depends on what you want to do. If you just want to see your ideas done, but don't care that much about programming itself, then you would probably be better off teaming up with a good programmer and providing whatever skills you have that he or she doesn't.

If, on the other hand, you feel you're really interested in programming then, by all means, go ahead and take the plunge. However, bear in mind that it will take you more or less 10 years to become an expert. It doesn't really have anything to do with age, it's just how much time people need to get excellent at something.

If you feel undecided about whether you're really interested in coding or not, give it a shot and find out. If you really like coding, you'll know it.

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