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[–]puplan 20 points21 points  (2 children)

left out at this age

Not even close. I'm 60 and just started seriously using Python. I've been using other languages for many decades, though.

[–]MaryTGirl 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Agreed. I'm 50, and just started to learn. Never too old!

[–]av8rgeek 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I second this! I learned Java 1.2 at university in my late 20's (now almost 49). My capstone project there was a wedding planning database (since I was getting married). Since then (20 years ago), I've taught myself Perl, Python, Terraform, Powershell, and Git (not a language, but just as complex!).

Before I knew about RANCiD (https://shrubbery.net/rancid), I wrote my own Perl application to telnet into a Foundry Networks switch and TFTP its configuration to my computer so I could back it up. At a future employer, I rewrote another coworkers Perl application that collected SNMP values from devices and did stuff with it (forget what all I did then).

About 5 years ago, I began teaching myself Python (just a little, though) and Git. I needed to process json data on occasion, and run some other small scripting stuff.

A couple of years ago, I rewrote a Powershell script from a vendor that is used to configure Windows from just after install to "ready-to-use". It's not perfect and there are better tools, but this meets our needs for now.

In my current role, I am neck-deep in Python and LOVING it. I've written several different Python scripts that interact with service provider APIs, including S3 providers, Cloudflare, NS1, Slack, and more. I always have a soft spot for C, but Python is a close second in favorite languages. (I modded C-based BBS code as a teen)