This entry is about the start of my journey in programming. I’ve done very minimal R, SQL, VBA, and Matlab. I’ve not really spent time on learning programming until recently. Admittedly, I’ve decided rather late compared to most others who start in their teen or college years, “Why not learn finally how to program?”. My main motivations were to 1.) stay abreast of developments in blockchain, and AIML technologies; 2.) challenge myself; and 3.) I had some financial analysis/prediction ideas I ...