joelegner

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I used to be a structural engineer, but now I manage engineers who design power line structures. It's the traditional kind of engineering, not software engineering. I have been interested in computer programming since I was around 13 or 14 years old (around age 50 now) when I taught myself BASIC on a Commodore VIC-20 and later a Commodore 64. I now dabble in Python and the apparently rarely used by fantastic Ada. I don't know why traditional engineers do not use Ada more. It's wonderfully designed.
  1. Bottom line up front: As a non-“hacker” how can I connect with people to collaborate and build an app or website? This might seem like a silly question but bear with me for a moment. I have an idea for an app — a vision…