Kuala Lampur, July 29 -- As a biomedical engineering student, I've had a unique journey in learning to appreciate the true value of computer programming. It's not just a technical skill; it's a way of thinking. What started as a necessity has slowly evolved into a personal discovery: that programming teaches us how to think, not just how to code.

We often hear mainstream narratives glorify computer programming as a passport to high-paying tech jobs or the future. While that's not wrong, it misses a deeper, less glamorous but far more important point that programming, when taught right, is a powerful tool for shaping how we approach problems. It trains us in what my lecturer, Prof Nahrizul Adib called "diagnostic thinking", a method of an...