Learning Code at 45, is it possible? - Developer Stories

[@JoshuaFluke1]

Let's show Craig some love! Craig's channel - kzbin.info/door/DuE9qorss2m3G2BFtpJAhQ Craigs Email - ask him your Qs [e-mail]

[@coryfabian7577]

Craig is also coding for all the right reasons. So many times I hear individuals learning code for the wrong reasons. Go get em' Craig 👊

[@tekguru7]

You are a good guy Luke. I am 40 years and its comforting to see the younger generation giving back. And thank you for stepping out there Craig, From one dad of three to another. And btw my game is the most addicting game, ARK Survival Evolved...lol.

[@bushidoz3ro163]

This guy sounds like me, just haven't taken the plunge. His background is damn near identical to mine.

[@arwahsapi]

Big thanks to you Josh for putting this quality content

[@S4NTIS0]

I started an online course a few months ago, and I was wondering If wasn't young enough ( I'm 43 ) to land a job. I've talked with a few IT Recruiters in my country and we always reach this point where the age turns into an issue - at least they ask me about my age and why I want to do it - . This cheered me up! Thank you. Ill folllow his channel too :)

[@ralphbachmann2663]

I am in my 70s I work every day programming and am retraining myself to be a python developer. It's all in your head. Go for it.

[@MrRedhawk16]

Wow that's great Ralph

[@lexsoft3969]

Great. Perhaps you will also want to learn Go aka Golang, a new general purpose language from Google, 1st released in 2009. One of Golang's designer is Ken Thompson, a veteran comp scientist who is now 75.

[@kevinparsley6806]

@Craig Wadding we have a very similar background. i'm involved w a degree plan now. i'm 43. i come from a past where i could have done it in my 20s, but like you, the weekends (for me weekdays as well a lot of times) were spent w friends. always worked hard but at the end of the day i was doing my social thing. thanks for sharing your story.

[@johnnycincocero]

Impressive. Thanks for the words of encouragement, Mr. Bachmann.

[@jjgems5909]

This is so motivating even for a 29 year old female with zero tech experience

[@JamesStallings63]

I am 57 years old. I will graduate in two months with my BS in Computer Science (Concentration in Data Science).

[@asciidiego]

I am proud of people like you.

[@sunsand7062]

did you go to school in person? online? was it weird to be next to youngsters in college?

[@nadinno1]

Get a job?

[@furian89]

You are the man!!!! 🤙🏻💪🏼 @James Stallings

[@samdeur]

Thanks for comment.. i just turned 46 and i just enrolled starting a BS in Computer Science bin working in IT as a Unix sysadmin since 2000 but have no coding experience.. hope i make it.. only thing that scares me is math.. never bin good in math but i'm going to give it my all..

[@someguy512]

Ill be 55 in August and just landed my first job as a web developer 3 months ago. It took me 15 months. First 6 months I studied html css and JavaScript. Then spent 9 months applying to literally 100s of jobs mostly on indeed. I had a few phone interviews but only 2 in person interviews before I finally got hired as a web developer. #nevertoooldtocde #nevergiveup

[@JoshuaFluke1]

Awesome man!

[@mathbytv4858]

@someGuy how do you feel working alongside people younger than you? Are there others in your company who are in your age group or 30’s and 40”s. I’m only asking because I think I’ll feel a little uncomfortable. I know I should not allow that to stop me. I’ll keep at it though. I want to freelance after getting my foot in the door.

[@someguy512]

@@mathbytv4858 it's a small company.. Maybe 40 people total. We have a good mix of younger and older people.. a few even older than me lol... average age is probably 35. Funny thing is I'm the only programmer. No one else there knows how to code. We have one network guy but that's it. We outsource anything I can't handle. Don't let the age thing bother you. People are working longer and longer these days. My mom worked a job doing physical labor until she retired at the age of 79 lol

[@mathbytv4858]

@someGuy so motivational for me to hear. Thank you very much, and I wish you much success!!

[@someguy512]

@@mathbytv4858 Thanks. Much luck and success to you also

[@julieoelker1865]

I am 56, have worked as a software quality analyst since 1997, and I am learning to code. Quit wasting time and just do it.

[@needparalegal]

Is a female brain more or less helpful for coding? Women are better at multitasking but are weaker in strategic thinking on a focused task.

[@TheWunder]

@@needparalegal any studies to back this?

[@needparalegal]

@@TheWunder Yes, Google "Female Chess Grandmasters"....

[@TheWunder]

@@needparalegal which study or studies? that search doesnt point to any specific study.

[@needparalegal]

@@TheWunder You actually have to use your own critical thinking ability when trying to determine something the Left censors...

[@MitchPickelsimer]

I am just beginning to learn how to code and I am 48. This is a very inspiring video. I am very excited for the future.

[@Ratva666]

Me too same age.

[@jaycarl1562]

47, been managing warehouses since 23. Have no education other than high school. Would never say this out loud but I'm afraid and excited at the same time.

[@fernandoortiz1849]

dont gave up!!! you are an inspiration to all of us who fears about age-limit but there is no limit, im 28 and i started to learn how to code 2 weeks ago so reading this makes me feel more motivated :)

[@erskinepatton3247]

I'm also 47 and just starting. We're all gonna be awesome programmers. Let's get it!

[@MichaelsDelight]

Gonna be 47 in 4 months. Just starting to learn now.

[@kantyDarius]

I'm 37 years old, I try to learn everything I can from javascript every day, videos like these are a huge inspiration for me, I'm not currently in a good economic situation, but I try to strive to be better day by day. greetings from Argentina.

[@walterdonda]

Fuerza Darío, lo primordial es empezar con un proyecto no importa el tamaño. Saludos desde Entre Ríos, siempre es bueno encontrar compatriotas que están luchando para mejorar cada día

[@WestCoastSwinger]

Definitely not too late at 37. Keep going!

[@ScrolltheNature]

Keep going man. 👍

[@macfiona4545]

How is it going Dario?

[@kantyDarius]

Well.... Now I'm 40 yo. And I have not one, but two jobs!! I'm doing what I love and also teaching what I know so... I'm very and finally....I'd Never stop leaning new stuff every day ☺️

[@TJS1028]

Great interview Josh! I am 48 years old and teaching myself code. It is NEVER too late to change your life!

[@zombiegamerx85x]

Awesome dude! I'm doing a huge career switch as well at 35. Construction to coding. Love hearing stories like this.

[@TheLifeOfMartin]

Mechanic to coding.

[@gsabella4]

How'd the transition go my man? did you go bootcamp route?

[@420troll4]

how did it go, bud? doing the same thing, except i'm 47...

[@Dedread]

I'm 45, and I went back to school to be a Dev 2 years ago. Go us!

[@phantomvox]

Its true man, you go from 20 to 40 in a blink of an eye. Ive been working for the same company since I was 20 years old. Im 43 , learning web development to get something exciting going in my life and try to earn more money.

[@OCDTraci]

It's true. Feels like I was just 20 yesterday and it's a slap in the face to look in the mirror and see a 40 year old woman. Like, wtf happened

[@MariaBure]

ha and I thought that being at the age of 32 I have no chance to redirect my career from being an accountant into being a developer (even now after I have finished college and have received a degree in web development). I loved his saying that "slowly somehow you go from being 20 to being 40". That is so true. Videos like this one do inspire big time! Thanks Joshua - very well done!

[@mgm8075]

I'm 21 and that kinda freaks me out. Does it really go by that fast? I can't be 21 forever? lol I was worried about college flying by, shouldn't be 40 til about 2037..I hope that doesn't fly by either.

[@MariaBure]

MGM its not about years at all! Its about what you put into those years. Your experiences and your productivity are what matters. Make sure you have a ton of things to remember and things you are proud of and you will feel at ease with every wrinkle on your face when you are 40 ;)

[@1MinuteFlipDoc]

LOTS of former accountants are coders. I'm one. ha! the parent child relationship holds true, whether it's accounts or objects. ha

[@MariaBure]

Wow that does make sense haha !

[@joshuagainey9669]

Exactly!

[@gordonwelling1877]

I'm 60 and I have decided to start learning front end skills. Having a lot of fun learning Javascript. Currently working as a scrum master/technical writer for a software company.

[@arwahsapi]

How comfortable are you working with younger workmates?

[@chukwukaegbujio1450]

I started my career as a professional software developer in my late 30s. The journey has been a never-ending fun and full of excitement. I am 41 years and still learning more advanced concepts

[@BrianKarmo]

I am 41 as well, but I'm just starting out coding, I've always been tech savvy, but this is a bit overwhelming. Even so I won't give up. thanks for sharing

[@chukwukaegbujio1450]

@@BrianKarmo The mindset of never giving up is just the ideal trait to acquire in this life-long journey

[@pushingprimitives]

In this day and age 45 is still pretty young. We will all be working well into our 80s anyway.

[@kevinparsley6806]

OP - this is why i'm doing it. i was always in manual labor jobs and knew my body wouldnt take that for as long as i would need to work. i started working on my head.

[@johnnycincocero]

45 is the new 25. Eat healthily, exercise moderately and code daily.

[@spiral-viper]

Heh, different perspectives. I'm a 30 year old, old fuck

[@xenobob2773]

@@johnnycincocero Take Vitamin C too!

[@johnnycincocero]

@@xenobob2773 I take vitamin D as well. Especially being indoors all day.

[@razrius]

I'm on the same journey as Craig but I'm only 39. I'm using the combination of Open Classrooms, Udemy, Google, Stack overflow, blog articles or any other online resource just to learn what I want to learn about. The journey itself worth the hassle of giving up loads of free time. I can wholeheartedly approve what Craig said. Guys , if you set your mind to it you CAN become a programmer at any age, you just need to decide to do it. Kudos to Craig. Good luck on your journey.

[@razrius]

I've already committed to OpenClassrooms and I was half-way through it when I learned about Lambda. If their time schedule suits you their course seems to be good, probably Joshua can tell you more about it or check the interviews with Lambda students. Although you might end up paying a lot more money by going that route once you got the job, that would be not necessary when you pick different avenues for study. Good luck with your journey.

[@Megamanx305]

I am 37 and will buy a mac mini this week to code in Xcode. 💫

[@kandysman86]

Me too bro. Im 36, but ive spent every free moment the last year learning html css javascript. Im finally good enough to stop doubting my direction.

[@btru6251]

I am 34 and started learning computer science. I just started with c programming language. Can anyone guide me

[@kandysman86]

@@btru6251 if you are trying to get into the buisness quuckly, id advise web developmemt. Learn HTML CSS JavaScript. Then learn WordPress and php. Free code camp is a great place to start.

[@pellejutterstrom]

I am 39 and just beginning to learn how to code, love it...

[@Shutupandskate]

Awesome stuff Im 51 years old started coding 6 months ago part time, trying to change my life. My son is 9 and is on javascript now. my wife will start to code also , love this channel

[@RealityCheck6969]

I am 40 and I learn much more easier than when I was in my 20s. I am more patient, more curious and with more knowledge (experience) so new knowledge has a wider base to attach itself in my brain (at neuron level, talking about synaptic plasticity) , thus new information making more sense, especially in the areas of tech and math.

[@BeastMaster79ks]

Thanks a lot for this video, it means a lot to me. I am 39y old and started to learn html/css and mostly php like 2-3 months ago. I still dont have any job offer/freelance but I can confirm that is never too late to start learning! Hope to see more videos like this with strong motivation messages in future because, tbh, I learned a lot but main thing I still missing is self-confidence. Thanks again!

[@isaacgarcia2979]

Well at 3months it’s hard...

[@Rubenjr005]

Thanks for uploading this interview. I can definately relate to this guy. Felt like yesterday I was 25 and now im already about to be 35. Im extremely burnt out of the job I have now but im keep studying until i reach my goal. Seeing videos like this helps keeps me motivated.

[@Rubenjr005]

Harry Pannu. Still coding.

[@Rubenjr005]

Harry Pannu. Nope not yet. I’m not gonna lie I got stuck in tutorial hell. I’m finally out working on my 3rd portfolio

[@elevateyourglow]

Wow! I literally turned 30 a week ago and thought it was too late to change my career. haha! Kudos to you Craig!!

[@mustafaerdem140]

So did you changed your career and how is it going? I hope everything is good

[@daveisdead]

Update?

[@Gidono]

Thanks for this video. I've been floating around in life trying to figure out what I wanted to do for a career but I've always been interested in tinkering with things and learning how to script. At age 42 I finally figured out I want to be a web developer so that's the path I'm going down now. Just like Craig I was scared to death that I would be wasting my time doing this at my age, thinking no company is going to hire a 40+ old developer over 20 year olds straight out of college. Well I was proven wrong just by putting my name out there and the experience I have so far with what I am doing. I am also currently a contracted/intern developer (work whenever I want) for a company that runs gaming sites. I have learned quite a bit of the backend and a little frontend just doing work for them. For those on the fence around our age, it's possible, don't talk yourself out of it.

[@mathbytv4858]

@Gidono thank you to you too for sharing your story. Now I’m really going to do it.

[@hqd7561]

I'm 45 years old. Your interview inspired me to go for it. I've always wanted to learn code. No excuses. This is the perfect time to learn something. Thanks

[@OanaI76]

I'm 42, going for a 5 month intense Java class (in person) and I can comfortably say that 19 year old kids aren't better than me. If you want to learn something, your brain will take the challenge on (granted, you have used it until this age, and it wasn't just there, in your skull).

[@horacinis]

How did you go with the intense Java class? Was it very difficult? Did you get a job in the programming field?

[@christopherkelley2466]

That’s Awesome! I’ve already learned some general scripting in python from one of my courses, My major is IT with a software development concentration. Not sure how much I want to be into the programming side vs IT but it’s never to late to learn. When I went back to school for my bachelors at 29 years old, I honesty felt like I was way to old and Blah blah lol.. but honestly I’d say being older than those 19 years old kids gives you an advantage, with a lot more life experience.

[@trustyaxe]

Spot on! This is probably THE best video for any "older" person out there to watch. People, like myself, who are older and concerned about ageism in web development. I'm 48 and am learning to code daily now. Since my 20's I always thought I would go the computer tech or net admin route, because I have always loved everything computer and computer related. I was the lucky kid whose grandpa bought him a Commodore 64 for Christmas in 1982. My first "coding" consisted of punching in almost invisible lines of code (I think it was BASIC) from a Dragon magazine to create a Dungeons and Dragons character generator. I punched in code for 4 hours and finally, at the very end of it all...it didn't work. I was furious. I also never tried to see if accidentally entered anything, which I most likely did. I was disgusted and gave up. I left character generation to the good ole trusty dice from then on. I was 12...go figure. At 45, I was introduced to web development. I had always overlooked the idea of becoming one, because, hey...ya gotta have a degree which involves intense math courses. Not my forte! When I realized you didn't need that, I got interested. I tried it out, but didn't commit to it everyday. Time went by, life happened, but I had fallen in love with coding and it haunted me everyday. It's been about 2 months now and I'm an every day coder. Like you said about people being excited to get home after a long day to watch their favorite program, I get the same feeling knowing I'm coming home to work on a project or read or watch a video to learn something else about coding. Even during the day, it's going around in my head how to do a layout or approach something from a different angle. I'm gonna wrap this up because it's getting a little long, but I could go on for hours about this field of study. It has truly given me a solid goal to attain and excitement I haven't had in years about the future. Well done, guys!!!

[@inmanicadean5536]

This video is very encouraging. 36 here. Just started myself. It's not a common trade here in The Bahamas. This line of work is not mentioned in typical conversation. It's not easy convincing others this is the right path when you already have kids, have responsibilities and just started college. The resources for this field are free and accessible to everyone and you can learn when you can. No deadlines aka no hypertension. You have to keep putting in time every day or when you can like he said. We need to encourage each other.

[@nikto-ky4kx]

I am 60 and learning Python. I did however learn BASIC 44 years ago in Highschool and took Cobol and Pascal in college in the 80s and 90s .

[@VinhNguyen-ul8yg]

This is one of the most inspirational videos I have watched, about learning to code at age 40 and up. I am 42 and like Craig I was in a job I did not like and have not been to work for alittle bit and decided to change careers and now is the time. It is never to late to learn something new. It takes hard work, and diligence, but it is worth it. And yes you have to love doing it. I love what Craig said soo true. Thank You Joshua for the good content.

[@zeethree]

39 and learning to code thanks to this channel. I want to echo his sentiments of how thankful I am that you are putting this content out on KZbin. I tried to study computer science in college but there were too many other courses interfering with my ability to focus my time and energy into programming. I didn't feel like I was learning the skills that I needed and the heavy focus on math courses was really holding me back from just getting experience programming.

[@ruddyadam]

So inspired by this video! Thanks, Craig, a lot of what you said just hit me right in my heart. Thanks for the motivation and the encouragement! God bless.

[@ferndog1461]

Bro, thanks for throwing a bony at those 35 & older. I subscribed.

[@sasayaki]

This was nice. I see bratty kids online telling adults what they should and shouldn't do because they're 25 or 30+ like people are frozen in place after a certain age and stop growing. Too bad karma is delayed and they'll find out later it doesn't work that way hehe. The goalposts society sets up aren't the same for everyone and sometimes you need to change lanes. Get that work Craig!

[@ancastan4069]

Really motivating video for any person such as myself who is looking into changing their career and learning how to code. Thank you Josh!!! ❤️

[@mrkewi1]

This is very inspirational for me. I am currently 41 and a customs broker and hate my job. Like Craig I did things like replace computer parts and install operating systems and such. I even went and got the A+ certification about 12 years ago. worked with some small IT companies and a technician, but it always felt unfulfilled. I always wanted to code. lately I started learning C# and python. Before I was always learning coding on and off learning and putting off, learning and putting off, for years. I can relate to Craig when he said that he was thinking about a full time job as security, having a family to look after. That's why I decide to do something I hate. I am from an under developed country in South America and being a customs broker pays me $500 per month. That's a paycheck to paycheck job. Heck I have a $10,000 loan that I have been trying to pay off for years. So for me it's I have to code well and get out of poverty. I watched this video three times already. Thanks Joshua and Craig for this video.

[@picirigo90]

Thank you for that great video Craig & Josh, its really inspired me to continue my udacity nanodegree course at midnight 😀

[@matty1988TJC]

Thanks for this, guys! I’m 30 and just starting to learn code via Codecademy and Treehouse (I’ll narrow it down to one soon). I’m so worried I’m too old. I work in the oilfield and I hate it. I’ve always dreamt of working at a place like Google or something that is fun and engaging. Some place that I look forward to going every morning and being a part of a team that is doing good things for the world. This video gave me a little more hope. So thank you! Now, off to code before I start my day job!

[@chazzman4553]

At 30 no probs, at 40 would be much more discomfort in an office around teenager senior devs who know eveything, and you don't.

[@iseeflowers]

Chazz Man no, every job with new graduates in their early 20s can be a bit uncomfortable for people who are years older than them in the same job. It is especially true if you have a younger manager. But you need to learn to work with younger people even if they hang out with other younger people at work.

[@jasoncarmichael4923]

Hey man I’m 40 I just wanted to say thank you.. this video really inspired me to keep going, I’ve been using Codecademy for the past 3 weeks and I’m just trying to stay motivated. I really want to leave my job me and your guest were in the same situation, I just hope I can learn programming so I can change my career path.👍🏾

[@sienf6081]

this is so inspiring. thank you for sharing.

[@jacobiday]

Very inspiring I am 33 yr old and trying to self learn. I am so interested in coding in general and feels like I am too old to learn sometimes. Thanks for posting this!!!

[@mjt1517]

Computers don't care how old you are. Master that code.

[@Megamanx305]

37 years old here and want to learn to be full stack and a Swift coder. 💫

[@TheLifeOfMartin]

Sweet name. Did you learn

[@raheemmukhepera3697]

Great video!! Just started learning to code on Tuesday and I'm 44 next week! At the beginning of a new journey and inspired. Well done to both of you!!

[@DevlogBill]

Excellent Video! I am 47 for 2022 and this video is encouraging to watch. Also, he mentioned playing Everquest. Thats one old MMO game no one has ever heard of only guys our age. Hope your still coding!

[@bigneiltoo]

The way to learn skills is simple: choose a project that requires those skills.

[@sylviafoster5247]

I'm 38 and I feel too old to learn to code so this gives me hope that I can do it too and that my age shouldn't matter. Thank you so much for this!

[@40wattstudio41]

"Slow progress is better than no progress."

[@younesbav0up316]

thanks for spreading hope, I'm a follower from Morocco in my first steps of web development, I feel support when i watch this kind of content.

[@patrickmbarker]

Thanks for sharing your story, Craig! Good luck with your webdev career.

[@GudInformation]

I just turned 36 and thought I was too old to learn this stuff and have to go get a Computer Science degree. The more I read and watch these inspirational stories I realize that the power to make 100k was always inside of me if I wanted to learn it bad enough. I'm studying all the free material I can get my hands on now, and then will upgrade to what I can when the times comes. Thank you for this video.

[@gorandejanovic4796]

Dude, kudos i am 40 and also in a coding bootcamp for a frontend developer HTML/CSS/SASS/JS/REACT half way through, going strong so keep up the good work...

[@tekguru7]

Comforting.. I'm diving in at 40 myself and was wondering the same thing. Thank you for inspiration and the video. I am exactly in the same position.

[@Merjia]

I'm turning 28 this year, and I've started learning how to code and how to be a developer this year, feeling like I should have done it a decade ago, but I've been feeling like I missed the boat; this has given me so much hope.

[@gabrielmarquezcastro]

Amazing video, very inspiring. I'm actually on a journey of my own. I can definitely relate with what he said regarding that awesome feeling you get whenever you think of coding. P.S. Loved the EverQuest comment, so many memories! XD

[@dennisdelgados]

What an amazing story!! , I am 46 learning programming too... guys like this one really makes you jump out the bed and keep going...

[@mihaeladog7187]

Wow, that hit me hard,I am a pharmacy tech,same age with Craig.I looove my job but I got bored of it.This is so inspirational .This is what I needed .

[@GrymligastPS4]

You're never to old to learn anything.

[@johnlyons7678]

That’s awesome Joshua. I love you’re content. I’m aspiring to be a web developer and I can whole heartedly agree. It’s also about style. School teaches you to code in a linear way. Learning on your own is the way to go!

[@hometeam2526]

Josh, your video series is really great! Thanks..I've learned so much about the industry and begun start learning html. best wishes!

[@dnlbellfield]

This video is still valuable years later. You’ve put in so much work over the years holy shit.

[@acedjgaming6779]

this guy was a great motivational speaker . i'm 48 and starting my coding journey and loving it.

[@giasone777]

At 52 I wrote a web based c# program with little programming experience for one of the worlds largest automakers. This program is used by dozens of people of people everyday globally and has made everyone's job easier.

[@matteis-5281]

Your channel is dope Josh. Craig is my guy!!!! His been really helpful to me. His like a big brother. Keep up the good work guys.

[@B33ENN]

Many thanks to Craig for sharing his story, which is a really helpful perspective since I'm a similar age to Craig, and just finishing my CS degree, so thinking about how to get started in the industry. Thanks also to you Josh, as I only recently discovered your channel and have already gained a lot from the personal experiences you have shared.

[@markerbenjaim8985]

Hi Craig and Joshua! Thanks for this video, it is really inspiring. I know that feeling too, when you just want your shift to finish and head back home and be with the family. And once they're asleep, you open that laptop and continue with the learning. It's 10PM where I'm at, just finished washing the dishes and have work tomorrow at 7AM but going to start the learning now.

[@alexander.starbuck]

Beautiful story, such a nice and hard working, humble man, Craig. This was such a jewel to watch.

[@erikagaleana9340]

I loved this guy! Love his attitude, I am sure he is doing great by now! Very inspiring interview. Love Josh too, always great content. I am 40 more excited than ever...to keep learning!

[@clifflewis3697]

Hey I'm pushing the old age of 50 and I'm making the change.....I'm not afraid to fail and that I think is the number one key....Get over yourself and your fear....Stay true to what you want to do . Craig and Josh...I appreciate you both. I'm going to make it in the the field. I'm doing SQL and Power BI and Python...I have a networking background and it helps but I know that I gotta put in the work EVERYDAY...I'm unemployed but undeterred it's a matter of time and effort. PEACE

[@JennySparkz]

Damn, our paths are almost identical, T-Sql, Power BI and Sql server reporting services. Rock on brother, rock on

[@sarahmeecham6654]

You guys are helping and changing the world.🙏🏽💗💕

[@bobbyaltizer8341]

Awesome Craig! I'm 52 and I am staring down the same path. Stay strong!

[@jasminajohansen5431]

How is going after 9 months? Are you pleased with your progress? I am 50 years old and I need a little support from people who is my age and do the same.

[@yeshesdevi]

It is utterly ridiculous that there should even be a question as to whether 45 is "too old" to learn any new discipline. It should not be an issue at any age. The problem is we live in an ageist society, which emphasizes youth and dismisses people as they age. We've all internalized this nonsense, so we often don't even try as we age. We think "oh, I am too old now." In the worst case, if we live too long, we are shuffled off into "old age homes" for our mental capacities to atrophy out of boredom.

[@dimitriospapapavlou9539]

Respect to both of you, just subscribed !

[@SamSepiol127]

Pure gold. Thank you

[@jaredalbin5658]

Man here's a guy who wants it, got the eye of the tiger from Rocky. He's gonna get it, eventually it will definitely happen. Work with a recruiter, get a small job, $45k at first, get a couple years experience, jump ship and move up to $60, then its only up from there. I'm 35yrs old, I'm now at $80k, in Data Science - ETL SQL Developer. Find something you're good at, and don't stop learning.

[@NetSkillNavigator]

what age were you when you career shift to data science?

[@eaemerson4852]

Never underestimate the tenacity of a GenXr. Have you ever seen a grown adult at a community college? They are usually killing it in class. They have life under their belt and mad amounts of focus and determination. All of the core computer languages were created by guys in his age bracket.

[@JoshuaFluke1]

Most adults in school are over the bullshit and just want their degree so they can go back to living life instead of worrying about whos who like the youngsters. Theyre good partners, even if sometimes slower

[@bassguitarist2686]

Really cool Josh and Craig, very inspiring thanks for doing this vid

[@OperationAndrewDocumentaries]

He has a good life attitude

[@danialhussin]

Awesome vid man. I've been putting off for some time. Gave me new fuel to get back on the horse. Love from Malaysia.

[@lexsoft3969]

Learning to Ride a Horse at age 52, is it possible ? :)

[@portfedh]

It would be really interesting to do a followup interview with him and see how he's doing.

[@tina360]

Thank you for sharing your story; it was very inspiring and motivational

[@BeObjectiveBeHumble]

Love your videos Josh, this 1 was really inspirational. Your videos are practical no-nonsense. Respect!

[@gustavoarluna]

This is a very inspirational and motivational video. Thank you!

[@RachelledelaRosa]

I thought I was late doing this at 27 😂😂🤣😂 this is great

[@carlosg218]

Hahaha you are very young!

[@benniekittles5101]

good stuff Keep Pushin

[@DamianC]

This is awesome! I was concerned too about my age. I'm 36 now and I've been enrolled in an Online College as well for 2 years since late 2016. I already took 3 programming classes but I've been figuring it's best to get the non-Computer Science classes out of the way because that way there's no interruptions in between. I realized at some point while taking these programming classes that I didn't exactly know what to do with programming because I wanted to do everything so I took this semester off to do some self-learning (and self searching) and realized that I wanted to start to just start building my career already without having to wait on a degree. So I took my focus on Front End Development so I can gain a "side hustle" and turns out I actually really love it. Along the way I'll develop into my bigger goals with Programing but this is awesome. Craig really inspired me and feel less insecure about learning this in my age. I love this episode and totally subscribed to his channel.

[@goldfishbrainjohn2462]

What do you do now after the past year?

[@owenwexler7214]

I’m learning to code at 37 after 10 years working in video production and watching the bottom fall out of my industry. Watching now - this is very inspiring to me.

[@Factory400]

I love this - I am 45 and continuously seek out higher education. I went from mechanical engineering (self-taught) to electrical engineering (self-taught) to software design and coding (self-taught). All that in addition to extensive efforts in manufacturing mechanical and electronic products (self-taught) Honestly, I don't see an end to it. With people like Joshua Fluke sharing knowledge - I will be soaking it all up and using it to make the world a better place. Thanks Josh. :-)

[@nigelcardoso7653]

How did you do it?

[@MultimillionaireZ]

This was a really good and informative video!

[@TheHeraldOfChange]

Great Vid. Craig, I'm older than you by almost 10 years and I started relearning coding in January. Some days/weeks go by when I do nothing, so it was refreshing to see this video to get a good kick in the A&$# - I needed another, "Wake up!" call. Cheers, and keep at it. Oh, and I coded my first website in '95., that's why I chose to get back into this.

[@dammitanothername]

I'm older than dude. I made a career change about 7 years ago. My BA in Business Administration got me nowhere. However, combined w/ SQL, VBA, and Python I'm in demand. The BA actually comes in handy now. Jobs call me. I generally don't have to call around. My ringer has been off for about 3 years now b/c of the daily calls. I return the calls/emails that interest me. Learning when you're older, just like dude said, your energy and focus really determines how well that goes. Learning too young , or trying to learn when you're too young, and you've got a lot of energy bursting to get out and have fun- it isn't conducive to learning. I started at the right time for me. I'll go on to get my masters in data science soon. I have to brush up on math- which I actually think is interesting and cool now.

[@LordHorvathius]

Loved this! More inspiration.

[@dannysze8183]

I"m 44 and want to be a freelance full stack developer. I was an architect and hated my corporate job.

[@chazzman4553]

Trust me you will hate IT job, plenty of dissapointments along the way.

[@SyreshamPBS]

hey Danny you could think about tweaking your goal. It takes a long while to be a full stack developer. your first goal could be to find out if you love coding. To some people it's as natural as breathing but lots of people need to work harder on it. the most important thing is ABC "Always Be Coding" Reading about stuff will never make you competent. Writing new code will. Good Luck!

[@rdoetjes]

I’m 46 and I’ve been freelance for almost 12 years. I was head of software engineering department at my former boss. And I hated that job, dealing with politics all the time. It’s no better when you’re freelance, the only thing is that you can move away from a lot of the politics.

[@rdoetjes]

Peter Brookes-Smith so true! And not even ABC also learn about OS, network and security. Most developers are very poorly equipped in these areas - especially the millenials who never even programmed in assembler or C and didn’t have the class developing operating systems by Prof. Tanenbaum.

[@stephenmeade8501]

Craig could easily make money as a personal mentor for those of us trying to break out of another career and into developing/data analytics programming.

[@DerrickBest]

I'm 44. And I definitely need this video. Many thanks Joshua

[@jessehazard6241]

This is an inspiring and relatable video! Thanks so much for this! I just realised for myself last night that that I’m actually retaining the stuff I’m being taught (Udemy Full stack web dev, and python for beginners). I’m 36, a father of 4, working 6 to 6 or and more, trying to get money together to get a house for my family to live in. I’ve had a couple of coding breaks ( a few nights here and there) but after watching this it makes me want to just get it done! I’ve sub’d to Craig and gunna watch his story. Once again thanks so much for this video! 👌🤙

[@nickpunafamilylaw]

Cool man I needed this God bless you

[@VinhNguyen-my1gb]

Hey bro you are an inspiration, I am doing the same. I'm 42 and trying to change careers, and teaching myself to code. I am learning so much and love it. Yup, just do it. No excuses, but one thing I have to point out, yes you have to love it. It will take hard work but at the end it will be worth it.

[@zakktothefuture]

Haven't watched the video, too busy to need to watch the video in my life YET, but I fucking love that this shit is out there. fuck yes.

[@AlgaeNymph]

Being 40 myself it's good to see I'm not the only one starting late, especially checking the comments. Don't care for the "just do it" tough-talk tone, though. But still, consistent productivity, even a bit a day, is good advice.

[@CloseUpGamer]

I'm 39 and just starting a computing & IT and Design degree with a focus on conftware development. I can't wait. I'm going to build a portfolio from day 1

[@lwa.dev74]

True stories... You get what you put...if it was easy everyone would be a developer or an engineer...I want to become a full stack engineer so I have decided to focus on the front end first, learn a framework by starting with the fundamentals and build small projects and think about value..and how to achieve my long term goals with short term gains in getting good at one thing at a time...just my current thought process at present...maybe find some mentorship to continue learning how to learn....