Im Nick, I go by the handle of Nickropheliac or TheNickropheliac most times. I’m a sophomore in high school and I want to be a programmer. For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to make things for myself, and watch others enjoy what I’ve created. This acclaim mostly came from my artwork, as I had wanted to be an artist from 3rd - 9th grade. I still draw. In fact, I’m worse at pixel art than I am at digital painting. It’s something I will build on, but for now, I wish to make games. Not big games. Just good games. Small ones. For the next few years, I will not focus on anything huge. Just really short 1-2 week projects. The third week since I had begun to learn java has just begun. I have A.D.D, and I read books on Java coding on the side. However, I prefer to watch video tutorials, just because I cannot focus on reading for long periods of time. I often get off track. I’m most efficient late at night. That’s when the most work is completed. You’d find me up until 5:30 and sleeping until 8, and taking small naps during the day.
The reason I am writing this post is because I want to understand what it is like for you guys. I’ve posted a couple threads since I’ve joined, and you guys all had great responses. And as of now, you guys are who I’m looking up to. So what I want is to hear your “success stories”. How did you learn? What was your life like? What was your life like as you were learning? Study habits, etc. It’d really give me a boost, to keep working at this. Thanks 