Taking the Plunge
This day has been years in the making. I started learning to write code as a kid when my Dad brought home an Apple //e. A few years later I graduated to a book on 8086 assembly language. I studied engineering in college. Seven years ago I left a very good job to focus on becoming a programmer. There have been a few detours along the way, turns off of the road caused by poor choices and some bad luck.
So here I am, 7:00 in the morning on the Friday following my last day in someone else’s formal employ and I cannot be more confident in my choice. I’ve saved as much money as I could afford. I’ve worked evenings and weekends for the last few years to develop the necessary connections, reputation, and skills. I’ve turned down investors offering relatively handsome sums of money because I’m not willing to give away equity that has little present value but massive future value.
I’m stoked, amped, jacked…insert the superlative synonym for excitement, it’ll fit. I open up my IDE and…
