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A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

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165 points chbkall | 5 comments | 05 Jul 25 08:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.243s | source
1. addvicks ◴[05 Jul 25 10:27 UTC] No.44471662[source]▶
Stop writing about how you're going to do this, and just do it. Everything you need is available online.

Writing blog posts like this is a form of procrastination, and distracts from your stated goal.

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2. zeroCalories ◴[05 Jul 25 10:37 UTC] No.44471719[source]▶
Blogging about your work can be great, and they haven't actually stalled out yet so you're being too cynical.
3. thomascountz ◴[05 Jul 25 10:40 UTC] No.44471730[source]▶
> I designed this website on my own as well while reading the book Refactoring UI [2]. This took me almost 4 months.

They have built something and they have used that something to shape a plan for achieving their goal. "Stated goal" and "just do it," are mutually consistent with "writing blog posts like this..."

4. mrkickling ◴[05 Jul 25 10:52 UTC] No.44471791[source]▶
You might be right but I also think writing down your goals can be useful if you want to achieve them.
5. ◴[05 Jul 25 11:02 UTC] No.44471835[source]▶