I Used to Think Coding Was Only for Programmers

For a long time, I believed coding was only for people who studied computer science or worked as professional developers.

Whenever I saw a screen filled with code, it looked like a completely different language. There were brackets, symbols, functions, and terms I did not understand. I assumed learning it would require years of study before I could create anything useful.

That changed when I encountered a repetitive task at work.

I was regularly copying information from a spreadsheet, checking each row, preparing an email, sending it, and updating the status manually. The work was manageable, but completing the same process repeatedly took time and left room for mistakes.

I started wondering if the spreadsheet could do some of the work for me.