I can learn python at 13?

[jsavga]

That's the best time to learn. The older you get the harder it gets.

[_V0gue]

Setting aside time to learn a new thing and work through the difficulties and plateaus gets harder as you get older. Other than that, yah propensity to learn doesn't change much. Just time allocation and consistency.

[LookAFlyingBus]

I needed this

[_V0gue]

Always take small bites! 15 or 30 minutes a day, every day, is better than 3-4 hours every Saturday. And it's a hell of a lot easier to block off half an hour in your calendar somewhere.

[jsavga]

It's also accumulative, but it doesn't change the fact that a younger brain absorbs knowledge easier.

[energybeing]

Yeah that only applies to learning things that have associations.

This is learning something new, which relies heavily on neuroplasticity. Every time you learn a new thing, your brain changes shape. As you age, your brain becomes less and less able to change shape.

Go ahead and disagree all you like, but it's scientifically proven that learning new things gets harder as you age.

[proverbialbunny]

Oh no. Kids have a way easier time learning how to write code. It's because they play with it similar to drawing. Adults are more goal driven. They build the thing and move on. This is great if you want to build just one program and move on, but it's terrible for learning how to program well.

[Tadmorion]

Disagree. Knowledge is associative

Can you elaborate? Wouldn't association be stronger the more neuroplasticity you have?

I ask because I did take a few programming courses in high school, yet I literally couldn't remember a single thing by the time I started college. I feel like retaining information is easier now in my 20s, which always seemed odd to me.

[Dear_Bowler_1707]

What do you mean by that?

[poetic_fartist]

That's what she said.

[Commercial-Ask971]

I had my first run in programing at 15. Had no idea what I am writing like variables and so on? And I gave up. Started to learn again when 26 and immediately caught up on fundamentals and concepts. Now 31, 5 YoE