1. Am I too old
to do proper programming?

2. No you’re not
• DHH
• John Backus
• Me

3. How long until I’m a
ninja?
• It takes 10 years to become an
expert
• It takes way less than 10 years
to become employable
• It doesn’t take a lot of time to
have fun

4. How to impress your
future employer?
• Working websites > Readable
code > Ideas
• Attend conferences
• Learn english
• Github, Stack Overflow etc.
• Write a popular gem

5. You can learn programming whenever
you want. But you would finish later
than those who started early.