If I’m being completely honest, I wish I had the brain for programming. I’ve tried multiple times to go deep into code—first with Ruby, then with the Ruby on Rails framework. Later, I gave JavaScript a shot. I had the willpower and curiosity to learn, but I’ve come to accept that I’ll never be a great programmer.
To be clear, I think coding is a superpower. No doubt about it. Even before AI, I had so many ideas I wanted to build into prototypes. Sure, I could hire developers—but I didn’t want to spend money on hobby projects. I just wished I had the skills to do it myself.
What made me realize I’m not cut out for programming? It’s simple. I have two friends who are successful programmers, and they’re wired differently. They love code. They enjoy the process. They’re obsessed.
I, on the other hand, just want things to work. I want the final product, not the headache of building it from scratch. Yes, I’ve tried—many times. But it always feels overwhelming and, frankly, uninteresting.
Still, I’ve managed to build amazing websites without writing much code. WordPress is the OG of no-code tools, and I’m so glad I got into it back in 2015. The beauty of WordPress is that passionate developers have already spent hundreds (maybe thousands) of hours building solutions. All I have to do is install a theme or plugin, and I’m good to go.
Over time, I became comfortable enough with the ecosystem to tweak things myself—copy-pasting snippets from Stack Overflow to add custom features. Of course, there are limits to what I can achieve without knowing how to code. But even so, I can still build a lot.
And now? Enter ChatGPT—and the game has truly changed. I can create custom solutions without fully understanding how to code. As a builder, I’m genuinely grateful for these times we live in.
Honestly, I still wish I could code. But every time I push myself to learn, I end up feeling inadequate and miserable. And maybe that’s okay. Because now, with LLMs, I get to build and ship the ideas I care about—without needing to be a programmer.