A follow-up piece to “Please don’t learn to code” by Zed Shaw:

I’m going to give you a piece of advice when you’re trying to learn something new: Never listen to people who try to make beginners feel like losers.

Sure, Shaw has a vested interest in this subject—he runs Learn Code The Hard Way (which I’ve heard nothing but good things about, by the way)—but simplifying Jeff Atwood’s motivations to resentment seems a bit much. That said, good piece, and well worth a read for anyone who’s really interested in learning programming.