I have a BA and a MA in English (don't get your pitchforks out yet) and I'm learning how to code. I'm not doing this because I want to get a job as a coder. I

I have a BA and a MA in English (don't get your pitchforks out yet) and I'm learning how to code. I'm not doing this because I want to get a job as a coder. I do well enough for myself with my existing business. I'm learning to code because I see all these wonderful apps and products and games and experiences, and I feel left out. I have tons of ideas. I just want to see them come alive. Whatever business potential these ideas have is just added bonus. At the same time, even though I have been around computers since I was 10 and know enough of math, logic and basic programming to pick up coding at a competitive level, I do recognize that this isn't something "everyone should do" You need to learn how to write and read because otherwise you can't write a check or read a contract. I doubt we'll come to a point where you will need to look at the source code to run Word on your computer. So no, coding really is not the 'new literacy'. Coding is hard work, and 30 hours of Python will equip you to build nothing, do nothing of note beyond looking at a Github repository and wondering "gee, what kind of modules are those? And what's that fancy trick with objects?" If you are going to do this, you'll have to buckle in and do the time. 3 months of intensive, 40 hours/week is the bare minimum dosage to build a decent web app. Multiply that by 10x to actually become an engineer and not just a programmer