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I think the world would be a much better place if we exchanged "everyone learns to code" with "everyone learns safe and secure computer practices". That doesn't
by origami777 10y ago
I think the world would be a much better place if we exchanged "everyone learns to code" with "everyone learns safe and secure computer practices". That doesn't have the same ring to it but it's more important. Let's learn now to not open malware attachments before learning an if loop.
- tonyjstark 10y agoYes, this would be a healthy approach. Also I'm not a big fan of the just learning to code approach. software development is more than just hammering on the keyboard. It is about thinking about the right data structures, or data generally, it is about architecture. Finally, if you have internet you have access to so much material to learn coding, why should you start with Scratch if there are thousands of free courses, books, tutorials for every other language. Think about learning Swift on the iPad, C# in the browser, ...
- digi_owl 10y agoGiven that even people that work with _sec 24/7 violate best practices left and right, i fear that it will be a futile effort.