What about people who can't afford $600+ for software? How would they learn? Part of the reason I didn't start coding earlier in my life is (I started late hi

What about people who can't afford $600+ for software? How would they learn? Part of the reason I didn't start coding earlier in my life is (I started late high school) is because I didn't know about the free/ open source alternatives to the programs you had to pay for that were in all the books I had access to.