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		eaurouge on May 9, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I learned to code to launch my new startu... Ok, I'll say it. I clicked on this because of the "I learned to code..." part. Always feels good to see someone take the bull by the horn and tame it. But you apparently have two years of CS undergrad courses under your belt, in C++. Congrats on your site (looks good) but your title is (intentionally?) misleading since you apparently have about three years of programming experience and JavaScript wasn't your first language.

spencerfry on May 9, 2013 [–]

Honestly, I don't even count the CS classes (C++) I took well over 10 years ago. I don't remember a single thing from them or any concepts at all. I wish I did as learning to program would have been a lot easier.

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