Learning how to code is essential for your career—and not just because you’ll be able to laugh at your friends when they’re struggling to use Excel.

Yes, the number of jobs requiring a computer science background is limited, but what about those people who don’t see themselves as programmers? What about people who want to learn how to code because it’s cool and fun and makes them feel like superheroes? Whether you think of yourself as a programmer or not, there are plenty of reasons why coding is beneficial for your career!

Having coding knowledge can make you understand technical decisions better. It’s not just the developers who make technical decisions—you do too! If you want to make sure those decisions are made well, learning how to code will help you understand how they work and affect the product. With coding, you can communicate with developers more effectively. When developers make changes based on your feedback, they need to know how well you understood their work. And if you don’t know how to code yourself, how will they know what changes you’re suggesting?

Learning how to code will help ensure everyone understands each other better. When developers make changes based on your feedback, they need to know how well you understood their work. And if you don’t know how to code yourself, how will they know what changes you’re suggesting? This makes work and collaboration become easier and more fulfilling.

There are lots of ways to learn how to code, but we’ve found that online courses are our favourite way to get started. They’re flexible and affordable, so even if you’re busy or working full-time, there’s still plenty of time to learn something new.

So consider taking time out of your busy schedule this weekend or next week and learning how to code! There are tons of free resources out there that will help get you started—look up “learn how” on Google and see what comes up, or you can check out our free short courses here at 247CodeCamp!