* Navy Nuclear Operator from age 18 --> 28
* Got a Bachelor's (not CS/SWE, but STEM) while I was enlisted
* Electrical Distribution Engineer age 28 --> 29
* Taught self Python here and automated a bunch of small tasks
* Semiconductor Shift Supervisor age 29 --> 31
* Taught self JS/PHP/Postgres here, built an in-house web app to replace a bunch of spreadsheets
* Attended UT Austin for a Master's in SWE during this time
* Tech jobs age 31 --> current
In fairness, I've also been using Linux since age 16 (with a ~10 year gap as I was pretty busy), and got a homelab around the time of the Distribution Engineer job, and taught myself a bunch of things.
In fairness, I've also been using Linux since age 16 (with a ~10 year gap as I was pretty busy), and got a homelab around the time of the Distribution Engineer job, and taught myself a bunch of things.