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Why Should I Learn to Code? 17 Reasons to Learn Programming

Mateusz Dziubek on July 13, 2020

If you wonder whether to invest some time into learning programming, or you already code, but feel stuck or lack motivation - this article is for y...
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faith nzisa mwanza🇰🇪

Thank you for the article... I need the motivation

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Lyriax

BTW the 8values thing was very fun to go through

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Rohith Gilla

Reason number 18 - To understand programming memes 😛
Btw great article 👌🙌

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Tobias Krause

Well these are all best case scenarios which is not really common.
Tbh a lot of points in this article are pushing stereotypes.

This industry has a lot of problems, that's why a lot of people suffer and have mental health problems.

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myominkyaw • Edited

Feeling motivated. I'm a newbie in programming and started learning HTML, CSS and JS for 1 month.

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MxL Devs

I learned to program because I wanted to automate everything.
And indeed, after I learned to program, suddenly a lot of mundane things no longer need to be done :)

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Felipe Kinoshita

and most important, because it is fun

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Piotr Miller

What if I am 50 and would like to learn programming? Do you think this makes sense? It's never too late to learn, it's true. But is there a chance for me to find a job?

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Arik

I don't think it's too late. A few years ago, a friend of mine started a programming bootcamp. He had zero university degrees to his name (side note: I don't have any either) and he was in his mid-30s. Prior to that he was a salesman for I don't know how many years. Long story short, I was working for a company at the time as a programmer and convinced my boss to give him a chance. And he did. Now, that same friend is a CTO in some fancy startup-company somewhere and doing really well. So yes, never too late. Your story will probably take different turns, but the point is, if you're really gung-ho you'll get what you want.

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iChongo

So, what language is your course in?

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Mateusz Dziubek • Edited

Python. Feel free to check it: codersbible.teachable.com/p/python