I want to learn to code. I don’t know why. I don’t know how I would ever use it. But I want to learn to code. Maybe because I think it is cool to code.
I want to learn how to code one day. Part of me thinks that it will be really hard to learn, but another part of me thinks that it will only take a little bit of time and focused practice. It would be amazing to perform actions on a computer and programs that I designed myself. What would it be good for? Probably nothing, except the novelty of it and the fact that I could tell people that I do code. I also could possibly understand the computer better if I knew how it was built. I certainly want to dive deeper into social media—sometimes I think coding would help me learn more about that. However, it really comes back to the desire of the idea of coding rather than actually putting in the time to become proficient at coding. Sometimes, I think things will give me higher street cred—but really…who cares if I code?
I think the first step in learning to code—or anything for that matter—id to understand what coding is used for. I know coding is used for everything computers. Sometimes, however, you just have to be the consumer. For coding, I think, I just have to be the consumer.
The moral of the story is this: There are plenty of good things out there to try and to learn, so choose wisely. If you are someone that thinks they should code…go for it! However, if there is something else you would rather do, focus on that and do not let go. It means the difference of being a “jack of all trades” or a Master of one.
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