[trout]

Interesting, I'm at 1084 days so I missed a chance at a round-number-blog-post.

I would echo many of the same things. I graduated with a computer science degree (and computer systems engineering) but up until about a year ago I had not written a single program. I've started kicking around with Python again, have signed up for Coursera courses that involve Github, AWS, and programming. As well, it's helping me professionally because I'm gradually moving away from VoIP technologies into datacenter networking where Dev Ops, AWS, IaaS, and the latest programming trends are important. I got an Arduino and started hacking around with it as well.

Even though I'm not at a startup, I try to treat my job with the same type of entrepreneurial spirit as those touted in the Silicon Valley Startup Echo Chamber posts. I try to keep in mind many of the core entrepreneurial concepts - fail fast, iterate, A/B test, get feedback, focus on value, user experience is paramount, etc in mind with my comparatively tame 'cushy' corporate job.

So as much as anything else, thanks HN.

[yoda_sl]

Just checked for and I joined 8 days prior to you. 1092 so far.

I remember stumbling upon HN a few months prior and initially was wondering the 'hacker' part but for whatever reason my google search for a few weeks was always redirecting me to some HN threads one way or another.

So finally decided to stick around :-)