Knitting and coding may not seem related - but they are. Abbey discusses how her maker background helped her transition into coding and how both activities use the same part of her brain.

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Knitting patterns share structural similarities with programming concepts like loops, DRY principles, and testing. The iterative, problem-solving nature of crafts like knitting can help teach programming fundamentals to beginners, as both activities engage similar cognitive processes and embrace trial-and-error learning. Historical context includes MIT training women to weave binary code into wire for the Apollo program.