Is it possible to learn Actionscript 3 professionally at 47 years old?

I am 47 new to programming. What are my chances to become an intermediate Flex 3/Actionscript 3 developer at 47 and find a decent job? How long will that take? How many hours of study per day should I devote?Is it possible to learn Actionscript 3 professionally at 47 years old?
I've learned a few languages since I was 47. (I was a programmer for years before that, but new languages come along all the time.) If you don't know programming, I'd suggest that you learn that first. (Learning a language and learning programming are totally different things - although you can fool around with a language without knowing much programming.) Try http://www-old.oberon.ethz.ch/WirthPubl/鈥?/a>Is it possible to learn Actionscript 3 professionally at 47 years old?
Learn it.





Who's to say that you won't become the next great programmer?





But, don't do it for the money. To become truly great at something, you need to do it for the thrill of doing it.





Your age is merely a number that indicates how many times the Earth has gone around the Sun since you exited the womb. It has no other meaning.





Don't buy into the hype of the young brain being able to learn faster. Push the boundaries. Ignore adversity.





But, you must forge ahead no matter what difficulties you encounter. NEVER linger on one difficulty too long. Whatever textbook(s) you'll be using during the learning process, move on to the next page or chapter when you encounter a learning-plateau. When you do, the thing that you had trouble with will very likely become clearer to you as you master the next concept. Then go back and refresh yourself on the thing you had trouble with.





Don't stagnate on one difficulty.





I have read the following information, and it has helped me to press on with learning C++: The only way to become a great programmer is to write programs.





Honestly, the more programs you write (and it may seem tedious, monotonous, or boring to write dinky little programs at first --- but press on despite the tedium), the more perceptive ingenious, and adroit you will become.





Give yourself a year. Mark it on your calendar. Study at your own pace. But try to really master at least one concept a week (except for really simple concepts, those can be mastered quickly). Don't exhaust yourself, but do press yourself.





Don't neglect nutrition, personal relationships, healthful physical activities, and sleep --- what good is a dead programmer? But such things as television, trips to Wal-Mart to look at things you can't afford, 'casual drives' around town looking for that elusive whatever-it-is that you imagine may be more entertaining than ActionScript can be jettisoned.





If, after a full year you haven't made much headway, then consider finding a new interest.





Good things take time and effort.