How my view on computing changed since I started this course?

We all know how important computing has become in todays world. I have never really been good at using computers, and as a result of that feared taking courses which required coding. I have used coding languages like SAS and R as part of two of my Statistics courses. However despite doing well in those courses, my fear of coding did not go away. I would take more time to do the assignments in those courses (which required coding to solve the questions) than on average other students would. I felt that coding was something that no matter how much effort I put into it I would not be able to understand. Since these days, every job qualification requires minimum experience in some computing language I decided to take this course. After the first class, in which we manipulated the vanishing leprechaun image, I felt that this course was not for me and that I would struggle in it. However, I kept studying regularly and started to understand everything we did in lecture. The weekly quizzes in my opinion are a good reason to stay up to date with the material. It is an easy way to boost your grade as well. After seven weeks of class, I can proudly say that I am really enjoying this course, and up till now doing well in it. My fear of coding has almost disappeared. The reason why I was scared of taking computer science courses previously was probably because I did not have confidence in myself to do well in them. Whatever we have been taught up till now helps me understand why computing is so important these days. It helps people to do things they would not have been able to do otherwise. Without the power of computing it is impossible for technology to advance. It is also almost impossible to get employed these days without having experience in computing, as everything has become electronic now. The other beauty of computing is that it has multiple languages, each used for different purposes. For example Economics students use STATA mostly, while students in Statistics use R or SAS most frequently. My second year Advance Calculus professor, himself said that a degree in Computer Science is more valuable in todays world than a degree in Mathematics as it is more applicable in the real world. That was the first time I have ever heard any professor admit that another subject is more valuable than the one he teaches. If I were able to go back in time, by three and a half years I would definitely have done a Computer Science major along with my Math major. I would recommend future students who share the same views of computing as I held, to try to conquer their fears and take at least one computer science course while pursuing their undergrad degree because some where down the road, the knowledge of computing will surely benefit them.