[talmir]

Nope. There never was much emphasis on education at home. The climate was that if you were old enough to work, you should go work. School was for those not quite strong enough to do "real" work.

I always had the education bug in me, so when I could afford it I went to school, finished my bachelors degree and landed a programming job. (This was two years ago, I am currently 31 years old, so a late bloomer). However I have always had a deep inclination towards tech, and started coding around the age of 10-11. Over the years I just didnt think much of my skills as I didnt have a degree, thus deeming myself not good enough :P

And currently I couldnt be happier :) I understand where my parents were coming from. It was a different time.