Hi everyone,
In this week’s newsletter, there’s an article asking how soon can you teach children to code, and it reminded me of a conversation I had with a friend over the weekend. The question he asked me though was if it wasn’t too late to change careers and learn to code. My reply was that as along as you don’t put unnecessary pressure on yourself, taking the time to focus and learning at your own pace, then it is never too late to learn something new that will expand your horizons on your career journey. I guess the same rule applies for children. So long as they aren’t pressured and are keen to learn then introduce them to coding - but make it fun!
We do hope you enjoy going through this week and wherever you are at your career, we hope you’re having fun. If not, take some time out to avoid getting burnt out.
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Adrian
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