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    1. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      I am going to talk a little about something that — yes, I know, I talk about it a lot — but it's been especially playing on my mind lately: Learning how to code. 👩🏻‍💻👨🏾‍💻👩🏼‍💻👩🏿‍💻👩🏽‍💻

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    2. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      My generation(s)/age group late 20s/early 30s — I'm a Millennial in the West and a Gen X when I'm from — was the very first to go through school and be taught some basic coding or, sadly, the very last to go through school and be taught absolutely no coding.

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    3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      Some/most(?) of us have been exposed to some Pascal, some VB, something! Maybe a little Java, maybe some C++, Javascript... At school in Cyprus we were taught a surprising amount, since my specific lyceum class had opted in to Informatics. So I'm very lucky.

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    4. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      I'm also extra lucky because I did an undergraduate degree in CompSci — and that only makes me more certain of my advice: please learn to code. I implore you all, all my peers, to learn how to code, even if just a little. 👨🏼‍💻👩🏽‍💻👨🏾‍💻👨🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻

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    5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      I promise you it will only open doors, in your mind, imagination, doors to better job opportunities, & on & on. 🌈 Recently, it's been playing on mind cos I've noticed the stark contrast between my peers/friends who know how to code (even if just a wee bit) and those who do not.

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    6. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      Really intelligent and kind people who have never been given this advice have been affected seriously, professionally, personally, by their lack of programming skills. And there is no reason for this — they just never had somebody say: "learn to code — trust me just do it." ☹️

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    7. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      So here I am saying: trust me — just learn how to code. Open up a tab in your browser and go through the basic http://codecademy.com  stuff. Yes, it's really important. 😅

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    8. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      In fact being able to code is what saved my life (100% literally) at least twice. It's why I still have a job in science, it's also how a landed a PhD place. 💯

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    9. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      So yeah, just do it. Even if you get stuck on what a for loop is or have trouble understanding logic tables or object orientation. It is worth it. Learn how to code. 👩🏻‍💻👨🏾‍💻👩🏼‍💻👩🏿‍💻👩🏽‍💻

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      Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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      Sorry to all those who have missed out on careers because your undergraduate courses didn't bother to stress coding. 😢 I am trying to change this for the next generations, and you can fix this for yourself too. It's never too late. 👨🏾‍💻👩🏽‍💻👨🏻‍💻👩🏿‍💻👩🏼‍💻👩🏿‍💻

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        2. Stephanie Allan‏ @eolasinntinn 6 May 2018
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          I did a course with @CodeFirstGirls earlier this year, totally endorse what you are saying. Wish I tried it earlier.

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        3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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          Replying to @eolasinntinn @CodeFirstGirls

          That's lovely to hear! What a great thing to help girls get into code. 🌸

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        4. Stephanie Allan‏ @eolasinntinn 6 May 2018
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          Was glad it was open to all ages. I have quite a big “life gap” due to psychosis so been nice to play catch up and learn some code 💛

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        5. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 6 May 2018
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          Amazing. 😊💞

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        2. Kathy Nagle‏ @kfnagle 7 May 2018
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          I first attempted to code at about age 43. Freaking terrifying and I am still quite limited. But I see it as essential for a PhD and I keep trying. #uglycode

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        3. Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ‏ @o_guest 7 May 2018
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          I am so proud of you. You got this. Also everybody EVERYBODY writes ugly AF code all the time, esp. when they are learning new stuff. 💪🏽💙

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        1. Esther Mondragón‏ @twitemp1 7 May 2018
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          Bravo! Just to stress it: learn to code! ;)

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        1. Brad Wyble‏ @bradpwyble 7 May 2018
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          I v.much agree with everything you say except that the only thing they were missing is a mentor with the right advice. I try really hard to get students engaged with coding. For some it sticks, for others it doesn't. I'm trying to improve the retention rate but it's nontrivial.

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          Also just shameless plug for attending a @swcarpentry or @datacarpentry workshop near you. They're free and often peer-to-peer.

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