am I too old to become a programmer?

Oh I hope not, I'm 28. Don't let an age hold you up.

Programming is a Meritocracy. Its not so much about age as can you do the work. If you can do it, then you will get a job. I have a friend who granted graduated with an CS degree, but became a lawyer after college, and at 37 went back into programming now he is a ruby developer. So short story even shorter is, it's all about what you can do.

I most certainly hope not. I'm 44!

You're never too old! I'm 56 and am learning so that I won't be on a construction site when I can hardly walk (or whatever). I can be an old man sitting at home in my jamies and drinking coffee while I program apps, web pages, etc. The users of my programs won't have a clue who wrote the app. They'll either like it or not, based on how well I wrote it and how applicable it is to their lives. I say charge on if you like programming, and don't let anyone tell you that you are "too old"!!!

Hi Jorge. I am 41 and just decided I wanted to be a web developer. So no, I definitely DONT think you are too old. I USED to think I was too old. But now I know more about how high the demand is for people with this skill in the U.S. (I don't know how it is in Columbia?). I am doing Treehouse and also a full time training program in Chicago from General Assembly (a "coding bootcamp"). There are also online intensives with a personal coach. Here are some bootcamps in Columbia: https://www.coursereport.com/schools?track=Full-Stack+Web+Development&location=Bogota I don't think an onsite program is necessary, but it will make things faster for me and help with knowing what are the key skills, learning them, getting unstuck, networking into the developer community locally, a "credential", meeting employers etc. This video talk discusses getting into programming strategies from the guy that wrote the textbook on the subject: https://youtu.be/EZNgS80nd18 Good luck! I also think these online community chat forums are great for connecting into this....

Nthing the other replies here--you're never too old. Although I started young, I've met so many people who started in their 30s or even older than that who I truly respect and am regularly astonished by their talent. Keep it up :)

NAH. I'm 27.

Doing html since i was 10. Then pushed it when i joined teamtreeehouse. Don't forget to supplement treehouse with books. Books help a lot.

You need to hit the 5 year mark.

Yeah, I'm about to be 31 next month. Just because so many people learn in their teens and early 20s doesn't mean that it's exclusive to that age range.

But you do have to want it badly enough. And every year that goes by that you don't learn it becomes harder.

Quite frankly, it's part of why I'm trying to enter this field. I don't want to be 65 and not know how to do the most basic shit. I see so many elderly people that refuse to learn new tech not because they couldn't but because they're sure that it's not worth it. But that's only because they don't see the value in learning something new and I think many aren't confident they could learn.

Moral of the story. If you think you being 26 is too old, then you're right. So long as you go along believing it. I'm pretty much betting my life that I'm not too old to learn though.

You are never too old to learn new things and do what you enjoy doing.