The author's complaint about the "learn to code" taunt is hilarious and without merit. Here's one example of a leftist Senator congratulating a program that taught miners to write computer programs:
The author's complaint about the "learn to code" taunt is hilarious and without merit. Here's one example of a leftist Senator congratulating a program that taught miners to write computer programs:
When I was going to college I had a work study job maintaining the computers in the computer lab and helping students with their homework. When a professor couldn’t make it in for some reason they would have me fill in. I was a computer enthusiast for years before this so it all came very easy to me.
I learned very quickly that there were many people who had problems and had unrealistic expectations about their own ability to master any type of activity with computers. I once had a guy who was a plumber who wanted to change professions. Anyone who has worked on designing a multistory DWV (drain waste vent) system knows that this can be fairly complex work. So I assumed that he would be able to get the hang of things, but after awhile I realized that his desire to get into programming was probably never going to work out.
These days young people have grown up with computers so I think a much higher percentage are not intimidated and can figure things out with a little perseverance and a little help. But back in the 70s or even 80s older students especially were sometimes completely unfamiliar with computers and it was very difficult for them to understand even basic concepts.
But even though people are now used to using computers, tablets, “smart phones”, and etc... many if not the majority still cannot tell you even how to organize their work or even their collection of photos, music, movies or books into nested directories. Most of them let apps or programs do all of the “organizing” for them. These people have a difficult time writing a computer “program” more complex than very simple BASIC routines.