Apparently, the Biebs was arrested this morning in Miami for drag racing and driving under the influence. If you’ve paid even a little attention, you know this has been coming for awhile now.
I don’t really hate on the kid too much because I understand he’s a kid with a lot of money and a lot of fame… and I wonder what kind of decisions I’d have made at that age with that money and that fame.
Probably not great ones.
But, it does make me think dude should learn how to code!
Why?
Here’s a few reasons why:
- Coding teaches you to be disciplined. You can’t be a good coder and be undisciplined. If you are, your code will come back to haunt you with bugs and bad design structure that make it a nightmare to fix and/or upgrade.
- Coding teaches you to be organized. Unorganized code is hell. It’s difficult to read, difficult to bugfix, and nearly impossible to scale. After you’ve been burned a few times, you learn to keep your code clean and organized.
- Coding teaches you to be focused. Coding requires long periods of focus and deep concentration… usually tested by frustration. To be a good coder, you have to learn how to control your emotions and stay focused on the task-at-hand.
Yeah, I’m bias… but I think coding (over time) makes you a better thinker and helps you to make better decisions. For me personally, the better I’ve got at coding… the better other areas of my life have become.
So Biebs… if you’re listening… crack open the IDE dude! And, you’re welcome! 🙂