Going through the tutorial was more fun than I thought it would be. Just like when I first began to learn how to code on R studio, I was definitely intimidated by it, but I quickly found that the fear was unreasonable. In fact, some of my understanding from R translated into being able to better understand HTML and JavaScript. Doing the beginner tutorials (and just peeking into the intermediate ones) I truly felt like I was learning another language, which gives me hope for future projects that may involve coding. I did, however, have a few gripes in my practice, and they were very similar to my past experience with R Studio. As I continued to practice, I kept forgetting minor details, slowing me down and slightly frustrating me. This is to be expected, however, and just like with other things it takes time and practice to learn and maintain. For this reason, I firmly believe that humanities students should know how to code.
In a society where many look for instant gratification, people tend to ignore and lack appreciation for the things that make the world go round. I believe that Kirschenbaum said it best, “Computers should not be black boxes but rather understood as engines for creating powerful and persuasive models of the world around us”. We take for granted the inner working and details that comprise computers and the access to data and the internet that we have today. The information that we have comes from people that have spent countless hours creating it. Learning how to code is only an advantage to humanities students and makes one more versatile. In a moment of spontaneity, a humanities student faced with a problem could act with common sense, problem-solving skills, or with code. <pre>Being able to <b>perform objectives without relying on help</b> from others or having to learn on the fly is a big deal and makes one <b>more viable in almost any situation. </b>.</pre>
