I always wanted to be a programmer, but coming from a poor family and from Eastern Europe, it was not really an option in my twenties. Of course you learn programming from books and blog posts. It worked. However, I never gave up my dream, so I just ended up in a master program when I was 40. Finished it part time and got my Computer Science Master when I was 45. Also, having real world experience helped a lot learning the theory, because you already know how to use it in practice. ;)To be honest, when I was in my twenties, I just wanted to work and being "serious" grown-up. Being student when you are 40+ is much more fun and you really enjoy every second of it. Exams are amazing, home-works are challenging, a lot of fun!
You don't have to do everything right now. The most important is that always do what you would enjoy, do things what you really like. Life is long!
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