Spring 2024

Interviewing Leo Santos: "Coding helps me concentrate, it's my own mind"

By Gabriel Malone

Coding is a really interesting thing to think about. Code is used for many technologies. it helps to program computers and give them commands.. Think of it as a human brain, it sends signals through the body to do what we want it to do. I interviewed a very special friend of mine Leo Santos who does coding as an activity and takes it very seriously.

 I wanted to know when Leo started his coding journey so I asked.  When did you officially start to code? “I stumbled upon a YouTube video titled “If I could learn how to code again, here’s how I would do it” . In the video the YouTuber provides a course on python, I clicked the link and saw it was at a huge discount. So I bought it.” If you see an opportunity that you need to go for it; there might be some cons but you always start somewhere.

 If you want to code but don’t know websites to go to or how to use them here is what Leo said “Before I began using PyCharm; an IDE (integrated development environment) built best for python. I started my journey with a web based editor that allowed me to learn python fundamentals as well as having a quick portable IDE in the cloud.” You can try many different websites just to make sure they are safe and that you get comfortable with the one you found. A good website for coding is python. Python is free so don't worry about buying it. One last thing to remember is to have a nice and supportive environment where you can always listen to music, have friends who support you. Who inspires you to keep coding? “For me my biggest motivation would be all the successful programmers out there that work on the programs we use to make our lives easier. Overall there is one person that inspires me the most, Angela Yu.” said Leo. No matter how many times you wanna give up just remember that it's worth it. 🐾