[tezza]

Well I'll add my sample size to make it a sample of 2.

I don't really see people being told they cannot code. I see them being encouraged and encouraged... And they give up.

Because coding longer term often is a Temperament thing. The person learning.has to persevere banging their head against a brick wall ( their own skill, the lack of feedback from computers ) day in and day out.

That's not for everybody.

I am bemused that coding has such a mystique when in reality coding is something akin to metalwork combined with plumbing. Not everyone wants to be a plumber either, but most people could do a reasonable job if given a crash course and some context to use it in