Why Should I Learn to Code? Why business co-founders ought to learn code. In the new Internet economy, code is king.
Taking the time to learn the basics of programming will help you succeed in business and entrepreneurship. A few days ago, an aspiring entrepreneur e-mailed me with a simple question: "Do you need to be an expert in coding to build a successful startup, or can you employ experts to do the technical work for you? " This person has demonstrated success as a businessman and a salesman, but he caught the entrepreneurship bug and couldn't shake it. He wanted to start his own company. Developer Bootcamp Teaches Regular Folks To Code - and Maybe Get a Job at a Startup. Learning to code is becoming the key skill for anyone who wants to launch a tech startup, or even just get a job working at a hot tech company.
That may seem intimidating, but programming is not some monumental skill that only specially gifted people can learn. Really, it it isn't all that different from learning to speak another language. If you can pick up the rudiments of Spanish or French in a couple of weeks, how hard could it be to get started with Ruby On Rails?
The Developer Bootcamp is designed to help anyone get started coding - and they might even get a job at a startup or tech heavyweight out of it as well. A Vocational School for Programmers San Francisco-based Developer Boot Camp was an idea that started with a friend in need. “He lost a bet to me and owed me some money and I told him, 'hey, go teach yourself Ruby On Rails. Codecademy Founder: Why Everyone Should Learn Programming. In August of 2010, I was one of the first employees at a small startup called GroupMe.
The story seems familiar—a duo of young entrepreneurs started the company and modeled it on a problem they had. They worked nights and weekends and hired a team to help make their vision a reality. One year later, the company sold to Skype for tens of millions of dollars. GroupMe is one of thousands of examples of businesses created in today’s information economy that use technology to solve a problem. As I grew up watching startups, I always remained transfixed by the notion that anyone—no matter how old or where they were from—could create something new and magical using the Internet and technology.
(MORE: Dollar Shave Club: A Start-Up’s Viral Ad for ‘F***ing Great’ Razors Is a Big Hit) I saw these concerns firsthand in the summer of 2011. The Jobs Are Out There Coming Up Short (MORE: How Entrepreneurship Can Fix Young America) Six Reasons a Non-Computer Nerd Might Want to Learn to Code. Why I love coding « E-skills4Future – stories about e-skills. I love coding.
Ever since I bought my first computer (a VIC-20), I’ve been fascinated by computer programming. For many years I never thought of why I enjoyed it so much – I just knew I did. But that changed when I read The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks. Most people associate that book with Brooks’s law: adding people to a late project makes it later. But for me, that is not the best part of the book. There, Fred Brooks quite eloquently put into words what I love about coding. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Why learning to code is not just a horrible trend. Please Learn to Code. It’s very surprising to see a post entitled “Please Don’t Learn to Code” at the top of Hacker News, and even more surprising that its author would be Jeff Atwood of CodingHorror and StackOverflow fame.
Jeff is arguing that not everybody needs to learn to code, and in fact the world doesn’t need more mediocre coders. Why I Desperately Needed to Learn to Code by Ilya Lichtenstein. I really don't enjoy writing code.
I think programming is rather dull. Spending hours hunting for an errant punctuation mark is infuriating. Please don’t learn to code but give it a try : Coding Ninja. This post is a response to Jeff Attwoods post Please don’t learn to code (15th may 2012).
I agree with 90% of this post, but I wanted to present a slight twist: I whole heartledly agree with Jeff when he say’s that its nonsensical that “every-one should learn to program”. Jeff offers an analogy about plumbing and he is correct in this regard. Why Coding is Good for You « E-skills4Future – stories about e-skills. If you are following the news – be it online articles or traditional media – you are probably well-aware of the recent “everyone should learn to code” movement.
There has been a lot of discussion on the topic. Some people are convinced that we all should jump off our couches, immerse ourselves into the world of computers and learn to code. More and more people today equate coding with essential life skills. As Mark Surman, the Executive Director at Mozilla, says: “The web is becoming the world’s second language, and a vital 21st century skill — as important as reading, writing and arithmetics.”
However, some people reacted negatively to this idea emphasizing that coding isn’t for everyone and that this movement is just wrong. How I Learned to Program. Programming is, without a doubt, the most mentally rewarding thing I've ever done.
Programming taught me that life should be fun, filled with creativity, and lived to the fullest. Programming taught me that anything is possible; I can do anything I want using only my mind. Programming also taught me that learning is fun. It showed me that the more you know, the more power you have. How to Have Fun Programming. I may not be a great programmer, but I have a ton of fun programming.
As a self-taught hacker, I've always enjoyed programming to a great extent--but everyone has their ups and downs. These are simply my reflections about what makes me happy while programming, and serves as reminder to myself why I should keep pushing onwards! Live for the Challenge Writing software is difficult for so many reasons: It requires a great deal of concentration.It has lots of complexity.It requires you to be in a certain emotional state to produce quality work.It requires a great deal of prerequisite knowledge to do even the simplest of tasks. How I Program Stuff. I love programming. I can truly say that of all the things I enjoy, I enjoy programming the most. There's nothing quite like the feeling you get when you create something.
Writing code is a lot like building your own little universe. When you build stuff, you're in complete control, and, no matter how hard you fight it, your code directly reflects yourself.