Quote 0: 'Code is like humour. When you have to explain it, it’s bad.' – Cory House

Code is consumed by computers and by humans.

Your code needs to be readable because it needs to be maintained. Gone are the days when you write a line of code and never return to it. Software evolves because software is a service.

Write readable code; your future self will thank you.

Quote 1: 'Programming isn’t about what you know; it’s about what you can figure out.' – Chris Pine

Programming is a journey of discovery.

AI copilots can solve known problems. The fun of code lies in formulating a strategy to solve new, unknown problems. And then failing and trying again.

Quote 2: 'The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.' – Dennis Ritchie

In programming, you can only truly learn by doing. By failing. And by overcoming the difficulties of working out what is going wrong.

And then succeeding.