The title (and I did hesitate on using it) grabs attention -- enough for you to be reading the article.
I stuck with it largely because I think the decision to learn to program is a culmination of my journey over the past 23 years.
And, I have actually learned to program over the last 3 months. Maybe I should have stated that in the article. I'm currently doing freelance front-end development.
"How It Took Me 23 Years To Learn To Code"
Good deal! It shouldn't take too long until you start hating ruby, so I'd suggest checking out python and jsp to make you a more versatile webdev. I'm a PHP guy (spare the insults guys... seriously) for personal projects but roll with groovy, coldfusion, and ruby at work. Also start looking into DB's like postgres and mysql. If you're looking for corporate job security, it's .net and mssql pretty much all the way.
Hahaha one of current project leads has been telling me the same thing. He's suggested learning everything I can on javascript, and staying focused on the front end once I get a server-side language under my belt. I've heard great things about Python.
Thanks for the suggestions, fein!