Learning to program is only connected to things like machines, languages, and the web because writing a program for a machine using a particular language makes it easier to see the result. There have been lots of calls for everyone to learn to code. In most cases, no one saying this is saying that everyone should learn to develop software. No. That's too large a thing to learn. It takes years to build the kind of experiences it takes to be a developer. It takes knowledge of constructs that are incredibly interwoven into the fabric of our digital lives.
Programming, coding, is different from development. It's about data structures and algorithms. What kind of information you're going to manage, and how you will manage it. That sounds exactly like something everyone should learn to do; however, I don't know for sure that you should.
All of us are different. We all have different strengths and weaknesses. But you know...we have something in common: Machines are better than we are at the actual task of manipulating information. Alternative facts aside, machines have more reliable memory, and they adhere to strict rules about how to manage information. Once told what to do, a machine will execute that command exactly as it is written. We are not as disciplined. So by all means, learn about data structures. Learn about algorithms, but don't think that you have to be able to build a fully functional web application. That stuff is very difficult.
Programming, coding, is different from development. It's about data structures and algorithms. What kind of information you're going to manage, and how you will manage it. That sounds exactly like something everyone should learn to do; however, I don't know for sure that you should.
All of us are different. We all have different strengths and weaknesses. But you know...we have something in common: Machines are better than we are at the actual task of manipulating information. Alternative facts aside, machines have more reliable memory, and they adhere to strict rules about how to manage information. Once told what to do, a machine will execute that command exactly as it is written. We are not as disciplined. So by all means, learn about data structures. Learn about algorithms, but don't think that you have to be able to build a fully functional web application. That stuff is very difficult.
