# Alex Payne Letter To A Young Programmer Considering A Startup

<https://al3x.net/2013/05/23/letter-to-a-young-programmer.html>

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## What Jamie wrote

Very good.

> I regularly get emails from young people, usually those with an interest in programming, who are trying to make decisions about school and/or their professional futures. This post is for those young people.

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