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If being able to interact with computer is modern age definition of literacy similar to how it was with reading a book, why is it a bad thing to be able to use
by harigov 11y ago
If being able to interact with computer is modern age definition of literacy similar to how it was with reading a book, why is it a bad thing to be able to use someones apps? Isn't it same as reading books written by others? I do agree that being able to program a computer is an important knowledge to have, just like it is important to be able to write, but that doesn't imply that using others software/apps is any inferior. Also, how we program computers might be drastically different 10 years down the line, with ML getting into the mix. Learners are to compilers what compilers were to assemblers.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> I do agree that being able to program a computer is an important knowledge to have, just like it is important to be able to write, but that doesn't imply that using others software/apps is any inferior. In fact, to program a modern computer, using software/apps by others is a practical necessity; basic computer literacy is a prerequisite to programming, not an opposed alternative to it.
- kazinator 11y agoNot only that, but it's a false premise that if you dabble in programming, you will be an expert in security and privacy issues, and be immune to problems like phishing, malware and so on. But that's the primary rationale behind this "everyone must program": that those who don't know code will be at the mercy of some bogey man bad guys who do know how to code, from the perspective of security and privacy.