Programming has an instant feedback loop -- you know almost immediately if what you wrote works or doesn't. Math is more abstract, and doesn't have that. As hum

Programming has an instant feedback loop -- you know almost immediately if what you wrote works or doesn't. Math is more abstract, and doesn't have that. As humans, it's much easier to learn something on your own when you have immediate feedback. I think that's why programming is an outlier for people who are self taught.