I read through the whole thread and now I'm really curious about this whole programming thing. Like, what is it used for primarily? I do have a clear idea of what uses it brings like making a website function properly and shortcuts for games but I'm pretty sure I'm missing something. Educate me please.

Oh btw, I did amateur coding and scripting in Dreamweaver back in high school for school projects but I'm not sure if it's the same thing as what everyone is talking about here. Super impressed with your achievements tho, dista.