[techiferous]

If you've never programmed before, the effort would be comparable to becoming fluent in another language or becoming proficient with a musical instrument.

When learning programming for the first time, you'll be able to do some basic things pretty quickly, similarly to how you can learn basic phrases/words in another language or learn how to do scales/simple songs with a new instrument. But to get to the point to be able to code any idea you have into reality it takes much more time. As in years, not months.