Is programming ACTUALLY hard to learn?

Published: 13 February 2025
on channel: JetBrains Academy
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Clara explores why we think programming is hard to learn and gives advice for making it easier.

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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