Ask HN: How many of you are employed, self-taught SWEs?

I'm super interested in knowing things like:

- Why did you get into the field? What did you focus on at first?

- What are you doing at your job? Is it everything you dreamed of and more?

- How did you break that first-job barrier?

- What were you doing before this?

- Any tips for the rest of us?

Appreciate your response in advance! Keep hacking!