Great list! Learn to code!
I hated coding and knew it wasn't for me. Respect to those who can stand it!
Learning to code some language to solve basic problems is usually a good idea. Even if it's powershell, bash, or something like perl or python.
You're good to go.
Fortran was my very first language too! Freshman year of college. Then I used it in my early working years, writing code in a Fortran based tester language for the Fairchild Sentry V/VII/VIII VLSI Test systems (64 pin testhead) so it wasn't a waste. I think most everything else we had for "modern" test equipment at that time was written in C, C++ or Pascal.
It is not for everyone. This is why it is fucking stupid for them to try to force it as a graduation requirement for High school in the US. The only reason to do that is to dilute the workforce even more so you can pay a job that should make $85k+ to be at best $40k.
If you don't like it, don't do it. You find what you want to do and do it.
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