• There is something special about coding: you get immediate, falsifiable feedback. If your logic is wrong, the result does not work, and you can see that right away and try again quickly. In life, by contrast, we can make poor decisions but receive feedback so slowly that we rarely get enough practice at making better ones.
  • What computers can do and what people need. Bridging that gap is a highly sophisticated skill.
    • I am curious about all kinds of things, so I am fairly confident in this one!
  • The concept of multiplication really matters, but mechanically memorizing calculations does not. Being able to answer “What is 13 times 7?” quickly is less important than understanding what multiplication means.