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Joshua Johnson

I started very similar to your story. I was 28 though and had 2 kids and a wife to worry about. I was stuck in a job I had to work at to keep the money coming in. Couldn’t go to school and very much had a passion for coding. I ended up starting my own company and taking on clients for web development. I never turned down a job even if I didn’t know what I was doing. And I stumbled and fell so many times. Eventually, that side business I started turned into a full time business, then a job offer later. Where I got a lot of my training. Everyone’s path is going to be different, but maybe if you really want it, you’ll figure it out. Are you interested in continuing to open source. I’ve got several projects I’m working on right now and would love to take someone like you under my supervision to mentor. Would that be something you’re open to?

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Kenneth Olsen

I am very open to that. I would really appreciate that more than you know. How can I get started?

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Joshua Johnson

I know you said web developer. Which languages are you interested in? I’ve got some JavaScript and PHP.

Email me at josh@ua1.us so that we can coordinate a time this week to have a face to face over Google Hangouts. I’d like to get to know you more and what you are thing to accomplish.