If there's one thing I took more seriously, I wish it would be coding. That being said, I've given it a several solid efforts and just can't for the life of me seem to find my flow.

I'm tempted to try again, but part of me wants to focus on other areas I think will bring more value -- namely writing, creating content, communication etc.

I don't "buy" the belief that I "can't" be a coder but it's just so damn frustrating for me.

This is another reason I love steemit @sirwinchester.  Gaining this insight is of such paramount importance.  I'm a musician, producer, business owner, and steemer so I'm self employed and this couldn't be more relevant.  I'm going to message you thanks for the knowledge good sir!

Agree- wholehearted! Not only is it important for to shape the future but also to learn how to thing and problem solving.

Writing software is definitely a good thing, for those with the patience and logical mind to handle it. Give it a try. You might like it. Or not.

But new to me here is [Rocket Chat](https://rocket.chat/), which has a Node.js server, written largely in [CoffeeScript](http://coffeescript.org/) (also new to me), with web, mobile, and desktop clients. It appears that they expect you to run your own server, though they provide a demo server to play with.

My guess is that "contact me on rocket chat" means on [steemit.chat](https://steemit.chat/), a Steemit branded Rocket Chat server. But this is the first I've seen mention of that, and I only found it by googling "steemit rocket chat". It appears to work, though it would have been nice had it warned me to click on the link in the email verification email before attempting to log in (or maybe it did, and I neglected to look at the notification message in the top-right-corner of the window).

Considered more secure than a #steemit IRC channel on freenode? Or just more modern chat technology?

This is a well-written and creative article, but I disagree so much with it's message that everyone should learn programming, that I wrote a parody in reply:

[Why YOU Should Learn Plumbing](https://steemit.com/funny/@bitcalm/why-you-should-learn-plumbing)

@sirwinchester I hope you see the funny side of what I'm writing. It's not personal, just my way of expressing my different opinion. :)

I fully agree with the author. Thanks for the interesting content as always. Maybe not everyone is interested to deepen their knowledge of programming, but the basics is required so as not to be a dinosaur =)

While not a complete coding noob, not having this message beaten into me as a child is a life regret. Hopefully, I will do enough to rectify that going forward. It can be very frustrating having ideas but lacking the language to manifest them. It's like wanting to chat up that smoking hot foreign exchange student but only having snippets of words and sign language to convey your passion. It doesn't do it justice XD

You forgot to warn that it takes years to learn it ;)

Programming is definitely one of the major branches that will be very important in the future (it already is today!) We need to keep track with those developments and keep learning in order to safeguard our position in the future. Great post that shows us how important programming is! Unfortunately programming and me are not the best match, I tried to study it for a while but my interest lies somewhere else!

Great post, I recently started Python because everyone said it's easy. Learning at first is a struggle like any spoken language, but it gets easier as more commands become familiar.

As long as you use learning resources and also make fun side projects from YouTube or something, seeing your code do something even if you don't fully understand it yet can be motivating.

especially with all those mobile apps nowadays, I think coding has become a new role!

This is definitely something I want to learn! I feel like now that I'm self employed it's actually possible for me to take the time to learn. Thank you for this insightful post!

I've never thought about it this way - very insightful post!

Yes, programming teaches you logic. Very useful & crucial part of life.

It is a pity fortran is not on your list. It is old, I know, but it stays very powerful (even more powerful than other languages) for various applications, especially in science.

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@sirwinchester Great post. I would like to learn more, where and how do you advise to start learning how to code. Where should we begin the road to code master, become coding yoda.

Rock on and well said. Funny thing though...

> programming needs the human sense of creativity, which no robot could learn.

This may not always be the case. Some of the jobs we think are the safest when it comes to the coming age of automation may be outsourced first. Programming may not be an exception (I say this as someone who has been building websites since 1996). I've been reading stuff from Nick Bostrom and Ray Kurzweil and we have some interesting times ahead of us. That said, coding is the language of the future. Anyone who can't write code may be deaf and mute as things continue to progress exponentially in the digital world.

very very interesting post, I guess I'll have to look into programming!

I learned basic HTML in school but nothing more.. maybe I should refresh my knowledge! thanks for the reminder, programming IS the future

This is all great advice. My advice would be to learn programming thought with python (@tee-em just started a series on [teaching himself programming with python](https://steemit.com/python/@tee-em/python-programming-for-dummies-lesson-1-i-know-nothing-and-i-wrote-my-first-line-of-code)), and once you understand how basic programmatic thought works, take up C++ and learn the more rigorous, in-depth aspects of how computers and software work.

Nice post!

After being inactive for about ten years, I've decided to get back into programming.

Through iTunes U, I took a Swift programming class "Developing iOS 9 Apps with Swift, CS193P_SPR16" offered by Standford at no cost. And I recently loaded the "Mimo" app from the Apple store. Mimo is an iOS app that teaches programming, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Swift, and more through gamified and interactive lessons on the go.

I would recommend both as I have found them to be invaluable resources in learning.