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Teaching My Younger Self to Program - by Shoshannah
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A case study of how I'd pass on my skill at self-learning
Teaching My Younger Self to Program A case study of how I'd pass on my skill at self-learning Shoshannah Tekofsky Dec 01, 2024 6 Share When I was 21 I wanted to become a video game programmer. Except I didn’t know how to program. I tried to teach myself and failed. Then I went back to school and learned the basics of Java in a week, aced the course in two months, and earned a cum laude MSc in Computer Science three years later. I’m 38 now and can teach myself nearly everything. Thanks for reading Think Feel Play! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe By “nearly
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