&gt;Here’s the thing: if I were the type of person who would be good at coding ...<p>I don&#x27;t like this sentiment. Programming (at least the basics, no monads here) is really simple, and the perception that it&#x27;s difficult seems damaging. What can we as programmers do about this? I&#x27;m almost as dejected hearing people say programming is hard as hearing &quot;oh I can&#x27;t do math.&quot;