I'd argue that coding is more of a skill that people need help starting with, and some hands-on help in the classroom when it comes to issues etc. Books etc ar

I'd argue that coding is more of a skill that people need help starting with, and some hands-on help in the classroom when it comes to issues etc. Books etc are great, but two main issues: if you get stuck it can really help to have a teacher etc to get you back on track, and most importantly (IMO) is you likely need guidance on what to learn and when (i.e. don't attempt to read knuth cover-to-cover before you've even learnt what a while-loop is yet - there are perhaps too many books to chose from unless you have someone with some experience to point you in the right direction). Just even the "how the hell do I get started?!" question (put yourself in the shoes of an absolute newbie with a blank computer - how do you even start programming? Like do you write stuff in MS Word and Save As 'myapp.exe'? Someone entirely new wont know without help) is helped by a classroom situation. Selling stuff on amazon is pretty simple by comparison. Sign up, buy and ship some stuff to their warehouse, click a few buttons to create a listing, then wait for sales. I could 100% imagine my mum working this out on her own, but I see zero-chance of her managing to write "hello world" in javascript on her own without considerable coaching and help.