> Literacy allows for creation and understanding beyond what can be attained via delegating the ability to read and write. It’s the same with coding, and I think you aren’t seeing how coding — or rather, being able to think the way code requires — is an ability that goes beyond building a web app.
Yeah I've heard the meme that "coding teaches you how to think". I don't buy it. I could make the same unsubstantiated claim about playing chess or some other mental gymnastics.
> Here’s a good write up from author Clive Thompson about how he learned to code, and how it helped him, when he was writing a book
He doesn't really give very convincing examples that it helped him professionally, but the time investment was substantial. That's called a hobby.
