I'm not sure either. I think people simply underestimate the difficulty of programming and think they can learn on the job. For a lot of jobs, this is probably

I'm not sure either. I think people simply underestimate the difficulty of programming and think they can learn on the job. For a lot of jobs, this is probably good advice but for programming, obviously not. Thing is, it's obvious to you and me but not to a complete novice. I have been running a coding school in NYC for about a year now and to a person, every single one said they had no idea how hard programming really is and thought they would be able to build a Facebook-level app after a few months. This mentality has to a factor.