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Douglas Rushkoff's book: Program or be Programmed

• Jun8 16y ago
  You've got to see this, one of the better ways to pass 2 minutes. Also do not miss the discussion on Reddit (http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/dnu8o/program_or_be_programmed/ http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/dnu8o/program_o...) some very interesting points are made. Rushkoff's main point is that when we learn a basic skill in a medium (e.g. reading, writing) we not only learn to consume but to create it; ergo, if you don't know how to program you will be manipulated by others who can or at least have to live in a world they they've built. This analogy is old, e.g. Eloi vs. Marlocks in The Time Machine.
  • yayitswei 16y ago
    The statement that stuck with me was that computer programming is the new literacy for our age.