Is Programming *Actually* Hard to Learn?

Clara explores why we think programming is hard to learn and gives advice for making it easier. 📚 Courses: Find our full catalog of courses at https://jb.gg/academy/catalog/courses. 🌐 Website: Learn more about JetBrains Academy at https://jb.gg/academy/website. 📜 Blog: For updates on new courses and in-person initiatives, check out our blog: https://blog.jetbrains.com/education/. 💬 Discord community: To connect with course creators and a learning community (or gush about how great our YouTube videos are 😉), join our Discord: https://discord.gg/jpsDuV37bW ✉️ Contact us: Have questions or feedback? Comment below or email us at academy@jetbrains.com. 🔍 Sources: Deep gratitude to all the creators who make their work freely available in the Wikimedia archives: Sources and Attribution - Is programming actually hard to learn? - Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19zagxm67MGBQtM8SIr0SsmTQSZpYu-P2mGDkD_YjV7Y/edit?tab=t.0 P.S. 👏🐦 0:00 something something computers 0:26 We think programming is hard to learn 1:27 Why it *seems* so difficult 3:07 You don’t have to be talented in something to learn it 5:03 If statements are not an alien science 6:04 rEaD tHe NuMbErS 6:51 Don’t “learn to program” 8:22 So, is it actually hard? 8:43 Psst… check out our courses