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by jrapdx3 3895 days ago
I agree with all the comments saying there's no short cut to finding out if you have "aptitude" for programming (or anything else). The only way to know is to try it, assessing its suitability is very much an internal matter, really a judgement call.

To cut through the noise, here's a suggestion: pick up a copy of "The Little Schemer", perhaps you'll find it at a library, or possibly on-line. It's a very easy and fun book to get into. Start answering the questions, if you're still at it past page 60 or so, you just might be a programmer. Get all the way through the book, then you definitely have the interest and ability.

As a bonus, if you do pursue programming you will have learned some very useful things, and if you decide to do something else, you saved yourself a fair bit of anguish.