It looks like the same thing that happened this time. Someone posted an article of his to HN, then he created an account here to comment.

I wouldn't say it's too late. As with any adoption of new thought processes, you'll face a few challenges in overcoming conflicting ways of thinking if any, but it is definitely doable.

Here are a few "How to" guides with references to other resources that I've found helpful from my time scavenging hacker news:

http://www.jpstacey.info/blog/2011/03/13/how-construct-web-d...

http://www.silvertreksystems.com/checklist.html

http://krainboltgreene.heroku.com/log/2

I generally do better with task oriented learning, so I find it helpful to have something specific that I want to build, but everyone has a different learning style. Either way try to have fun and enjoy the learning. Good luck!