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Can I follow this online somewhere?

Have you considered doing non-coding work with little or no qualification required, at least for a certain period? I am not from the US so I am not sure how much money you need but when I was 20 I spent 2 months in Ohio and I was able to find unqualified work within 10 days.

If you are uncertain, perhaps one extra factor to consider would be the future earning potential.

I am in a somewhat similar situation (albeit considerably older, almost 41) and still considering my options. I have used plain PHP + MySQL to build web applications in the past but I am now trying the same with Python's Flask and liking it so far. Later down the road I'll either try Django or go fullstack Javascript (Node, React, Express, ...) because it is in such a high demand and not going anywhere.

I am a pro gambler and I read HN almost daily. I'd like to change my career soon and I am hoping HN will help me decide what my next step should be (I have basic experience with MySQL and PHP).

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I used to write simple CRUD websites (using PHP, MySQL, HTML and CSS) and I am now thinking it would be nice to learn Python. The questions in my head are so many that I don't even know where to start:

- what is the best way to go about this strategically

- how to set up the development environment on my laptop? (so far I have watched several tutorials and every single one of them recommended something different)

- should I be coding locally or upload everything online?

- should I start with what I used to in PHP and if so, do I absolutely need to learn a framework while learning Python?

- if I need to be learning a framework, should I go for Django or Flask?

And many other things I am uncertain about.

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Thank you, much appreciated. I started looking into both recently, mostly under the influence of posts on here but also upon seeing them in many job ads.

With a 10 year gap in my resume I'll probably have to take whatever comes. Ideally it would something analytical, with numbers, where I can learn a lot (I went to a high school with focus on Math and I have a Master's in Management). I don't really care about the salary. I know a bit of PHP and I am currently starting to learn Python.

I worked as a technical documentarist in the past and also in a managerial (non-technical) role for an online bookmaker. During the first three years of my pro betting career I also launched my own online sportsbook but that project failed miserably. Maybe I can use that to partially explain the huge gap but I am still undecided.

There are several reasons:

1) I am finding sports betting difficult to scale, financially it is ok but not great. 2) Bookmakers are getting better and better every year. So am I, but I can imagine a scenario where they reach a stock-market like efficiency and it will be impossible to beat them (also, there is no growth like in stocks). I feel like I need to get some work experience under my belt and become more employable so that I have something to fall back on. 3) Bookmakers limit or ban winning players so there is the hassle of obtaining new identities (typically friends or family members who let you bet in their name) all the time. 4) I no longer like the industry and I am not proud of what I do. I live in central Europe where sports betting is legal but that is not the case everywhere else in the world. I have the dream of living in an English speaking country one day and that doesn't go well with my current "career". 5) I miss social interaction.

This january I am turning 40 and it will be exactly 10 years since I quit my last job. I am a pro sports bettor so I have a fair degree of flexibility and time freedom. However, I am strongly considering applying for work again, in fact I've already sent my resume to two advertised jobs.

It should be fairly easy to cover the protein needs for your goals with regular food without having to resort to protein powder so this is what I'd recommend. Just make sure you are in a slight caloric surplus. Also, using compound movements (as opposed to isolation exercises) and applying the principles of progressive overload seems to produce optimal results.

Running my own online sports betting company.

By "ex-Soviet-occupied country" you mean a country of the former Eastern Bloc or something like Transnistria?

I have been playing this one (with some breaks) for two decades:

https://midnightsun2.org/

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I am very new to programming myself and I very much understand your sentiment. Two years ago I learned a bit of PHP and MySQL and built some apps and websites for my own use. What I found out is that I learn best by watching videos, not reading books or articles. I used Lynda.com videos as as foundation with the occassional Youtube videos thrown in (sometimes the pace of Lynda was a bit too fast for me or it felt like the lecturer was doing too many things at once). So I recommend Lynda and/or other similar services to see if it fits your learning style.

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making a living out of sports betting. now trying to replace it with something else though.

You could try:

1) Running your own business 2) A marketing job 3) A job with computers at a large corporation that is not coding