College isn't required, patience and learning that any computer problem can be solved with this flowchart is all it takes:
If you like solving abstract problems, then maybe computers are for you. It's one of the few fields where everything you need to learn from neophyte to master is available free online. Any old computer can run Linux (free), Amazon Web Services gives away free server time (micro instance), and several colleges have all their courseware online for free (MIT in particular).
Not to mention endless tutorials, examples, and forums where other people had your problem and got it solved. Just copy/paste that error message into google and away you go.
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always loved the flowchart
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