I eventually decided to get my arse into coding!

I've been spending time on the computer since I was a kid, but I never got into any sort of programming so far, and I never done anything like that in the highschool (that was supposed to by the way!), except some bullshit experiments on Pascal that we never even bothered to complete.

Damn videogames I guess, but I vividly remember that during those hours me and my classmate were googling how to build a makeshift nuke!!!

Actually when I was 13 our technology teacher in the middle school died, he was really good, that was a great loss for the school, and got replaced by an old lady.
When we asked if we could go to the lab, she said she didn't know how to switch on a PC at all, but she knew how to make patchwork!!!

Anyway I decided that is time for me to learn some coding skills, to understand what is working behind the scene, under my nose.
It's always been something I wanted to do but I guess I procrastinated a lot, I'm halfway through my bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, therefore I got some of that scientific mindset and mathematical background that I think is somehow required.

I got no idea of what language I should learn first and in which direction I should focus, all the fields look fascinating to me, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Game Development and whatnot.
I kinda feel the same when I started to play guitar, I didn't know how the hell that thing was meant to be played.
I'm starting from Python as my first program language, it's easier compared to others and seems to be very versatile and also I will have to make a project with that in one of my final exams, so I think is a good choice overall.

I like the prospective to make some freelance jobs as well in the future, although I'm aware that this is not gonna be a short process, it will take time and dedication, and actually I hope to give it at least two hours a day, not much but it's the best I can do at the moment.

But I think that as in many other challenges in life consistency and perseverance is the key...

Better five minutes everyday than 12 hours on Monday and then the cosmic void for the rest of the week. I like the idea that now I will be able to actively follow some guys on Steemit that actually know the craft, and I'm sure there are many.
Wish me luck!
Also if you have any tips and recommendations to give me I absolutely encourage you to do that in the comments!!

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