Rocket Science?
No.
If you have ever written down instructions or a list of tasks then you already understand the essence of programming.
Prerequisites and Nice to Haves.
Prerequisites
Logic and Reasoning
Basic Math
How Computers work what are the basic parts.
Nice to Haves Creativity and Persistence
What is code?
Input Storage Transformation Output – The same basic functions of a computer.
Here is an interactive introduction to programming with JavaScript with code examples you can run!