I learned C/C++ by myself with "C++ for dummies". I was already taught assembly at school at a very short class. I learned more from linux and C through a linux

I learned C/C++ by myself with "C++ for dummies". I was already taught assembly at school at a very short class. I learned more from linux and C through a linux fanboy, and I seriously learned industrial C++ at school, but I already knew most of the basics. I was obsessed about learning how to code because I always played a lot of video games and loved electronics. I don't have a degree, am chronically unemployed. I admit that learning code is really about understanding the details. Having a taste for computers and math is a huge advantage. If you don't, you will quickly hate it and only learn it for a job, but not for passion. I agree that code looks lame and is really not accessible, while most people who need it, can't always afford to work with a programmer. There needs to be solutions like MIT's scratch or anything that is more intuitive than textual syntax. It's amazing what some people can manage to do with excel.