I thought learning to code would be way too hard for me at 42

I started the free Python course on Codecademy about three weeks ago, just clicking around out of curiosity. I was sure I'd get stuck on the first real problem and give up. But last night, I wrote a tiny script that takes a list of house prices from my work and finds the average, all by myself. It's only 5 lines of code, but it actually worked on the first try. I didn't think my brain could pick up this kind of logic. Has anyone else had that moment where something just clicked and it wasn't as scary as you thought?

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jenny_gonzalez2mo ago

Yeah that first working script feels like magic, just wait till you automate something boring.

willow6722mo ago

Right? I just automated my weekly report and it feels like I won the lottery.

noahhall1mo ago

That first working script is such a great feeling. Starting with a small, real problem from your own life, like those house prices, was the key for me too. It makes the logic click because you already understand what the answer should be. Sticking to those tiny, useful projects built my confidence way more than any abstract lesson.