This 17-year-old wrote the ultimate ELI5 for coding

Aryan Poduri authored "GOAT Coder."

Aryan Poduri

• Aryan Poduri is the 17-year-old author of "GOAT Coder," a book that teaches kids how to use Python.
• Poduri began learning how to code as a kid in California.
• "It's important for people to know that coding is an option," Poduri said.

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