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Don't Learn to Code, Learn to Program – But Come Back in 10 Years

by John Kurkowski - Senior Full Stack Web Developer johnkurkowski.com published 2014-02-057 min read

I want to discuss why programming and coding are not the same, and why I can no longer support the Learn to Code movement. I can no longer tell my friends to learn coding. Although I’m passionate about it, it’s too arcane and insular for mainstream practice.

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