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Re:Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex by JonRB on Sunday January 08, 2017 @06:13PM (#13352686)
I think this article assumes that 'learning to code' and 'being a programmer' are one and the same. I personally believe than (like many things) there is a huge difference between the two - I do believe that anybody can code, but being a programmer is a completely different kettle of fish.

Anybody can code, sure. Not everybody can code professionally.

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Re:Coding is not ‘fun’, it’s technically and ethically complex by throw_away_777 on Sunday January 08, 2017 @06:24PM (#13352740)
The hard part of coding professionally is getting a job. Practice is much more important than native ability for most intellectual activities until you get to the very peak of competitive performance.
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