Lesson 1. Why should you learn how to program?
After reading lesson 1, you’ll be able to
- Understand why programming matters
- Set up a plan for learning how to program
1.1. Why programming matters
Programming is universal. No matter who you are or what you do, you can learn to write programs that can help make your life easier.
1.1.1. Programming isn’t just for professionals
A misconception, both for veteran programmers and for people who have never programmed before, is that after you start to learn how to program, you’ll have to continue until you become a professional programmer. Likely, this misconception stems from associating programming with incredibly complex systems: your operating system, car/aviation software, artificial intelligence ...
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