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How I learned to program

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Tavish Armstrong has a great document where he describes how and when he learned the programming skills he has. I like this idea because I've found that the paths that people take to get into programming are much more varied than stereotypes give credit for, and I think it's useful to see that there are many possible paths into programming. Personally, I spent a decade working as an electrical engineer before taking a programming job. When I talk to people about this, they often want to take away a smooth narrative of my history. Maybe it's that my math background gives me tools I can apply to a lot of problems, maybe it's that my hardware background gives me a good understanding of performance and testing, or maybe it's that the combination makes me a great fit for hardware/software co-design problems. People like a good narrative. One narrative people seem to like is that I'm a good problem solver, and that problem solving ability is generalizable. But reality is messy. Electrical en

How I learned to program Tavish Armstrong has a great document where he describes how and when he learned the programming skills he has . I like this idea because I've found that the paths that people take to get into programming are much more varied than stereotypes give credit for, and I think it's useful to see that there are many possible paths into programming. Personally, I spent a decade working as an electrical engineer before taking a programming job. When I talk to people about this, they often want to take away a smooth narrative of my history. Maybe it's that my math background giv

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