Programming Skills??

[[Unknown]]

I learned programming just because I happened to find it and it was interesting. It excited me to be able to make something work the way I wanted, and be able to see the results of my labor so quickly.

In contrast, buildings, sculpture, electronics, machines... it's a lot more set up and a lot longer before you actually see it doing things. Even with programming it can sometimes take time to set everything up, but for me being able to "experience" each step is huge.

In contrast, I couldn't draw a decent stick figure if my life depended on it. I can sometimes picture what I want something to look like, and it may look great in my head... but if I try to draw it, it just won't happen.

But really, programming is an art (or at least, I think so.) You study the old masters, you pick up some theory in some way, but mostly - you do it. That's how you learn.

-[Unknown]