Not late , start to code now I'm 26 and know nothing about programming. Would it be too late for me to start learning Python and R? I’m one of the highest paid software engineers in America, in the top 1%. I work for a Fortune 50 international enterprise. I started programming in in the late 1970’s with BASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, PASCAL, then VB, classic ASP, SQL, ECMA (JavaScript), PHP, JAVA, Python, and NodeJS. I build and run my own servers in Windows and Linux (various flavors) and have infrastructure running in the cloud on AWS. I am to say the least, a veteran “developer”. Oh, and did I mention — I don’t have a college degree. I am completely self-taught. I would encourage anyone who wants to get into programming to do so, but like someone else offered here, why do you want to do it? Technology is in my blood. But if all you are looking for is a higher paying job, find another career. Why? Because without the enthusiasm, desire and drive to immerse