If the goal is to be able to solve problems in that way you also can try with maths or physics, for instance. Actually, maths are the base of modern computing. I have studied chemistry before became a designer and I can tell you that coding itself is not what makes you a problem solver. Is the way you learn to think when you study any science. Coding and coders are really amazing but, please, stop telling us everyday that we “need” to learn how to code. I´m not interested at all