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I find this difficult to understand. Computers in 1979 would be 500 dollars in equivalent today money for something like a sinclair zx-80. Now computers are c

I find this difficult to understand. Computers in 1979 would be 500 dollars in equivalent today money for something like a sinclair zx-80. Now computers are cheaper than lunch. Computers of long ago couldn't do much... the raspi zero wireless can do a lot. We're looking for treasure - but there's diamonds on the soles of our feet. We just need some curriculum worked out - like the article indicates computer usage + computer programming. We assume a lot is just absorbed by kids - but it isn't it must be taught.

sydd 9y ago
yeah, nowadays you can get a PC which you can use to develop anything under $300. Nowadays there are millions of prime quality materials on the web for free - audiobooks, videos, books, whatever suits you. Nowadays the best IDEs in the industry are free - a few years ago you needed to shell out hundreds of dollars. The only thing that got worse is the confusing amount of choices that you need to make.