Michael Bloomberg is a very bad example to pick as a prototypical person who would not benefit from learning to program. Bloomberg has something that most of u

Michael Bloomberg is a very bad example to pick as a prototypical person who would not benefit from learning to program. Bloomberg has something that most of us don't, a staff. The value proposition of learning to program is that it will allow you to learn how to ask your computer questions, and automatically take actions for you. Bloomberg can ask his staff to call him if an email comes in from an important advisor, but only before midnight, except saturdays where he can be called between noon and 2:30. Bloomberg can ask his staff to compare his popularity vs days in office to that of previous mayors. Learning to program is about harnessing the power of computers to process data and text for you, and about automating repetitive tasks. If you have a competent assistant and staff, you don't need to program, although you may have tasks that require someone in your employ to know how to program.