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 Learning how to code is essentially as important as learning how to write.

What they both have:
- Languages
- Syntax
- Punctuation
- Formatting

The cool thing about code is that when code don't work, it'll give you an Error message.

If you can write an essay, you can learn to code a program.  
 I'm good at the English. 

I'm terrible with programming.  
 Same, heavily emphasize the "...CAN learn to code..."

I did basic C++ classes at uni, then did scientific computing for a computational physics course. Still dumbfounded on programming.

I can navigate a Jupyter notebook