[Dylan16807]

I wasn't assuming it, but I felt like directly asking wouldn't make my comment any clearer.

The problem is "That's more or less exactly how I learned to program." sounds like it's a response to the question in the comment you replied to. Which would mean there's either disagreement or you didn't understand the question. And the way you mentioned other people sounded like you might be interpreting "guide" as a human guide.

I guess instead you were skipping the question and talking about the second sentence?

In that case I recommend quoting which sentence you're replying to in a situation like this.