When I taught programming at a coding bootcamp, my first piece of advice to students was always “Programming can be hard, so it’s important to have fun”. We wou

When I taught programming at a coding bootcamp, my first piece of advice to students was always “Programming can be hard, so it’s important to have fun”. We would start by creating ascii art in the console, and move into slightly more complicated graphics to become familiar with loops and control flow. Being able to marvel at the magic of code can get people through those grueling moments where nothing works and the answer isn’t on StackOverflow.