I asked a well-known coder if anyone can learn to code. He said that it's just like writing instructions for an extremely literal minded person.
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Anyone who thinks everyone can learn to code has never taught a course on how to code.
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What do you believe are the barriers? General intelligence? Personality type? Lack of patience? Inability to focus?
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Almost everyone can hypothetically learn to code. Just like I could hypothetically learn to be a chef. But you gotta enter the mindset to do it, and you have to solve your own damn problems, often.
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Anyone can learn to code, hypothetically. Like anyone can hypothetically turn into a Balrog.
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I was a TA for an introductory class and I wrote a book on it. I believe anyone can assuming they don't have a severe mental disability. I think it's like learning to draw. It seems impossible to outsiders but people who've pushed through know it's within reach.
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I TA a data science bootcamp and this is kind of true. Don’t wanna say more because I don’t want to get fired though
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Yep.
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Anyone can code. Very few people can figure out what instructions to write.
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