I agree. He's 18 - even if he spends a few years doing this and then decides to go to college later, it's no big deal. As he said in the article, some people go to college, then drop out. He just bypassed that :)
I can understand your point here. I dropped out of college (Computer Science) back in my home country, Nepal. I only had a few semesters left and I would have completed my undergrad-- but I left. The reason? I really wanted to become a great programmer, and I understood, having or not having a degree had nothing to do with it. All I wanted to do was code and create things. It worked out pretty well for me but I still have a long way to go. I am sure you will be perfectly fine.
I have read the entire article. Seems like he knows most of the basics. No need to go to a school to learn the same things again, he will be bored out of his mind.
Having said that, this guy is an aberration(in a positive sense), and for most of the 18year olds, to be inspired by this guy would be fatal mistake. Some people are born to do somethings, like this guy. Most are not .
And don't think that SF is some holy place where magic happens. It is only mecca in the sense Hollywood is mecca for aspiring artists. For every one you see on screen, there are 100s languishing doing smaller roles, and even more trying hard to make ends meet. SF is terribly expensive place to live.
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[ 2.0 ms ] story [ 26.2 ms ] threadHaving said that, this guy is an aberration(in a positive sense), and for most of the 18year olds, to be inspired by this guy would be fatal mistake. Some people are born to do somethings, like this guy. Most are not .
And don't think that SF is some holy place where magic happens. It is only mecca in the sense Hollywood is mecca for aspiring artists. For every one you see on screen, there are 100s languishing doing smaller roles, and even more trying hard to make ends meet. SF is terribly expensive place to live.