I'm 50/50 on this one. I think Jeff has some great sentiments on why people shouldn't learn to code, however, I feel there needs to be a bit of separation. I t

I'm 50/50 on this one. I think Jeff has some great sentiments on why people shouldn't learn to code, however, I feel there needs to be a bit of separation. I think what Jeff is trying to refer to are the people who want to learn how to code (or announce that they're going to learn) for vanity sake. I'm sure when CodeYear launched, there were a lot of people who said "I'm going to learn how to code!" as much as there were people saying "I'm going to start exercising!" There's a dichotomy here. Some people are just doing it to chime in and feel a part of something, while on the other hand, I'm sure there are some that truly want to learn and improve themselves. The team at CodeYear most definitely were looking to service the latter. Is it annoying to see your profession, hobby, whatever hawked as a mindless skill that anyone can learn? You bet. But there is certainly value in people learning to code and code well. It's up to those of us who already know how to lead and help focus those who are just getting started. Those that are full of themselves will fall by the wayside.