Just found out most new coders give up on the first error message

I was reading a study from a coding bootcamp last night and it said something wild. Apparently over 60% of beginners quit within the first two weeks just because they hit a red error and had no idea what to do about it. That really surprised me because I figured people would just Google the error or ask in a forum like this one. Has anyone else seen those stats or is it just that bootcamp trying to look good?

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butler.patricia16d ago

And it's the SAME in every other skill people try to pick up. I've watched friends quit learning guitar because they couldn't nail one chord, or give up on cooking after one burnt dinner. People just freak out at that first wall and forget EVERYONE hits it.

river_jones16d ago

Yeah butler.patricia I mean is burning one dinner really that deep lmao just order takeout.