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Start learning at 50 (lemmy.world)

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Start learning at 50

I've always wanted to learn programming. I've read a blog post saying that at this age it was to late . Then I read a post here in saying the opposite. I've found a site that was learn x in y minutes where it has a bunch of languages there. After reading them, the languages that caught my attention were Julia, Clojure and Go. Are any of these good for a beginner or should I start with something else? I know what are variables, can spot an if/else statement but that's about it. What are some good resources for someone like me who likes to learn by doing things?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don’t know enough to know if my ideas are achievable, or if I’d just be bashing my head against the wall.

Achievable is subjective, and even if you progress a ways and learn something that makes you realize that that particular project can't be achieved how you envisioned it, you still have the knowledge to either a) figure out new ways to achieve the same effect, or b) take to a new project.

Knowledge builds on knowledge builds on knowledge. If factor in not starting a project is not knowing enough to know if it's achievable or not, you'll never actually get the necessary knowledge to figure that out. You can't know how to do something until you try to do it...fundamentally.