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Tim Rohrer

Hi Jason,

I'm in a similar boat, except I'm older (55) and my break from coding was over 25 years while I was on active duty in the Navy. Much to my surprise (haha), computer science changed a bit since the late 80s!

For me, I just have to keep pushing, and slaying dragons (i.e., problems I have making a block of code work). Bit-by-bit though, I'm finding I'm solving these challenges faster, asking for help a little less, and gaining more confidence. But, it has been a multi-year process, and patience has been a virtue.

But if programming is what you want to be doing today, then perhaps you'll appreciate my own personal reminder. And that is to cut myself some slack, ask for help, write about my challenges, and simply be persistent.

Best of luck!

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Jason Shockley

That’s very thoughtful, thank you. And thank you for your service.