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Everything he says about programmers is also applicable to lawyers. * Would I like to type text files for hours a day? Check. * Do I enjoy decomposing problem
by calcsam 11y ago
Everything he says about programmers is also applicable to lawyers.
* Would I like to type text files for hours a day? Check.
* Do I enjoy decomposing problems into detailed lists of instructions? Lines of reasoning, but check.
* Am I good at abstract conceptual thinking? Check.
The pool of potential programmers is a lot larger than we might think.
- eru 11y agoAlso: spreadsheets. The world's most popular (zero-th order) functional programming language. Legions of `normal' people wrestle spreadsheets every day. It's a brilliant model to get people started. Even better than PHP. (Only partially joking.)