Learn to code, it’s harder than you think
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All the evidence shows that programming requires a high level of aptitude that only a small percentage of the population possess. The current fad for short learn-to-code courses is selling people a lie and will do nothing to help the skills shortage for professional programmers.
So.... 22 days?
Or 25 hours? for those who read those books.
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All the evidence shows that programming requires a high level of aptitude that only a small percentage of the population possess. The current fad for short learn-to-code courses is selling people a lie and will do nothing to help the skills shortage for professional programmers.
So.... 22 days?
Or 25 hours? for those who read those books.
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All the evidence shows that programming requires a high level of aptitude that only a small percentage of the population possess. The current fad for short learn-to-code courses is selling people a lie and will do nothing to help the skills shortage for professional programmers.
So.... 22 days?
Or 25 hours? for those who read those books.
Kent Sharkey wrote:
that programming requires a high level of aptitude that only a small percentage of the population possess
LIE... programming requires only:
gimme code plzzzz, it's urgntzzzzzzzzM.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Kent Sharkey wrote:
that programming requires a high level of aptitude that only a small percentage of the population possess
LIE... programming requires only:
gimme code plzzzz, it's urgntzzzzzzzzM.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
Nelek wrote:
LIE... programming requires only:
gimme code plzzzz, it's urgntzzzzzzzzOnly when it works :-O I stopped counting how many points I won by moderating those questions.
Patrice “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Nelek wrote:
LIE... programming requires only:
gimme code plzzzz, it's urgntzzzzzzzzOnly when it works :-O I stopped counting how many points I won by moderating those questions.
Patrice “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
ppolymorphe wrote:
I stopped counting how many points I won by moderating those questions.
I stopped going to QA :sigh:
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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All the evidence shows that programming requires a high level of aptitude that only a small percentage of the population possess. The current fad for short learn-to-code courses is selling people a lie and will do nothing to help the skills shortage for professional programmers.
So.... 22 days?
Or 25 hours? for those who read those books.
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We have such huge advantages because of the world wide web being invented as a result of British ingenuity.
:omg: Whoa, Whoa, Whoa! Wait a minute here... Hold the phone... I thought Al Gore invented the world wide web. :rolleyes:
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All the evidence shows that programming requires a high level of aptitude that only a small percentage of the population possess. The current fad for short learn-to-code courses is selling people a lie and will do nothing to help the skills shortage for professional programmers.
So.... 22 days?
Or 25 hours? for those who read those books.
Nice article! Regarding this:
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after three years of computer science education they can’t code.
I'm not at all surprised. Getting a BS in CS/CIS means that you can follow the directions in a textbook and pass tests...very little creative thinking or problem solving required. My intern this past summer quit after less than two months stating 'This is way harder than I thought it would be' and stopped returning emails and calls. Luckily, we were paying him by the module. He never completed the first one! (just 2700 loc) It's a little awkward since his mother is our point of contact (main end user) for a really good client. The last I heard was that he changed his major back to mechanical engineering!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Nice article! Regarding this:
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after three years of computer science education they can’t code.
I'm not at all surprised. Getting a BS in CS/CIS means that you can follow the directions in a textbook and pass tests...very little creative thinking or problem solving required. My intern this past summer quit after less than two months stating 'This is way harder than I thought it would be' and stopped returning emails and calls. Luckily, we were paying him by the module. He never completed the first one! (just 2700 loc) It's a little awkward since his mother is our point of contact (main end user) for a really good client. The last I heard was that he changed his major back to mechanical engineering!
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
kmoorevs wrote:
The last I heard was that he changed his major back to mechanical engineering!
I've always seen mechanical engineering to be 1000 times harder for me than software programming. I guess it must have just been his cup of tea!