I thought learning to code meant you had to be a math genius

When I started six months ago, I was sure I'd fail because I hated math in school. My friend told me to just try building a simple website with HTML and CSS, and I made a page about my dog in a weekend. I realized coding is more about solving puzzles and following steps than doing complex equations. Has anyone else been scared off by the math thing before they started?

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michaelw268d ago

Was the math fear ever that big of a deal?

felix988d ago

I taught myself Python five years ago with the same worry. My high school algebra grades were bad, so I figured programming was out of reach. It turns out most day to day coding is just logic, like breaking a big job into small steps. I agree with the puzzle comparison completely. Michaelw26 asks if the math fear is a big deal, and for me it was the main thing that kept me from starting sooner. Once you begin building real things, you see it's a different skill.