There are many perks to combining humanities and coding in order to help enhance our education. Coding is a valuable skill to have, but I don’t believe that everyone should learn to code because it is a hard skill to learn and without passion or drive, it will make it that much harder to learn and obtain the skill. It would be useful to have some knowledge in the discipline but it is not required, which Donahue states, “students should learn to program, but they should not let their inability to program prevent them from engaging with the computer sciences.”

I had no prior knowledge of programming or coding coming into my interdisciplinary class. Those who had that experience and skill, it really shined through our first lab assignment with HTML and CSS. My experience was not the easiest and even going back and forth with the examples given in the guide, I was still trying to remember what each tag stood for. Sometimes it wouldn’t go my way and I just abandoned the idea after many failed attempts. However, I do see the appeal of having students program and code for the humanities. After some digging into projects that took some programming to recreate history or landmarks, it can help preserve our past and allow us to further our education.

    
To learn to Code
    

        is to have
        

            
Patience
            
Passion
            
Practice
            
Consistency
        
    

My final thought on learning to code is that it’s not an easy task, especially alone. It can be daunting and frustrating. Without the passion and drive to think critically and solve problems while coding, it is easy to feel discouraged. I am still struggling with the concepts and getting the beginner’s guide down. (I’m still unsure what a PRE tag is but I did something and it worked. I’m more excited about it running and working instead of what the tag is meant to do.) Overall, being able to take my knowledge of the humanities and turn it into something digital to share with others may, in return, teach them something. As Donahue closes, he says that it, “is to point out… that…the two areas usefully benefit from one another.”