Can one be too dumb for programming?

posted 1 year ago

I’ve always flunked at math; and knowing how intertwined programming is with math, I’m skeptical of my ability to learn how to code. Can someone be too dumb to learn programming? If it helps, I’m mostly interested in learning Common Lisp.

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christopher@programming.dev

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1 year ago

Can you follow Dave Touretzky’s book? The 1990 PDF version is free.

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