I went from preschool teacher to software engineer over the course of a few years. I'd recommend starting small though - I taught myself basic markup, just enough to get my foot in the door with an entry-level position, then learned more on the job and gradually grew into the backend developer I am today. To be fair, I got my start when the economy was healthy - I'm not sure I could repeat the same process today.
The iGoogle change really *does* blow, but, eh, last time I checked it was still a free service, so I don't really feel like I've got the right to complain too loudly. I just won't use it as my home page anymore.
Thank you! I agree entirely - you've put this much more eloquently than I ever could. I don't want to be worshiped, adored, or cosseted - I want someone I can be on equal footing with. Someone who's a little challenging is also stimulating and exciting.
The only thing I can add is that it's endlessly frustrating to watch all the guys here read this thing as black and white, without accounting for all the nuances of human behavior. You're either "nice" or "bad", a puppy dog or an abuser, with no allowance for the in-between.
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I went from preschool teacher to software engineer over the course of a few years. I'd recommend starting small though - I taught myself basic markup, just enough to get my foot in the door with an entry-level position, then learned more on the job and gradually grew into the backend developer I am today. To be fair, I got my start when the economy was healthy - I'm not sure I could repeat the same process today.
The iGoogle change really *does* blow, but, eh, last time I checked it was still a free service, so I don't really feel like I've got the right to complain too loudly. I just won't use it as my home page anymore.
Thank you! I agree entirely - you've put this much more eloquently than I ever could. I don't want to be worshiped, adored, or cosseted - I want someone I can be on equal footing with. Someone who's a little challenging is also stimulating and exciting. The only thing I can add is that it's endlessly frustrating to watch all the guys here read this thing as black and white, without accounting for all the nuances of human behavior. You're either "nice" or "bad", a puppy dog or an abuser, with no allowance for the in-between.