This sounds almost identical to how I was raised, even down to the age of transitioning between the two styles, and I was doing contract web development work by 13, too, before cramming for the GED and ranking 99th percentile in science. I'm now working in AI with a startup of my own.
I honestly can't say I've ever met (or even heard about) anyone with such a similar story -- care to chat sometime?
I honestly can't say I've ever met (or even heard about) anyone with such a similar story -- care to chat sometime?