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I was a sysadmin for a small EE firm that developed test stands with LabView. The biggest common problem I had -- beyond the EEs not having the technical knowle

I was a sysadmin for a small EE firm that developed test stands with LabView. The biggest common problem I had -- beyond the EEs not having the technical knowledge to understand how networks or operating systems work -- was that source control was a nightmare because everything was a blob. It made sense to the EEs because they were used to staring at wiring diagrams. I think we'd have a lot more programmers if we could develop similar programming methods that appeal to different ways that people think.

mschaef 8y ago
> I think we'd have a lot more programmers if we could develop similar programming methods that appeal to different ways that people think. I think this is very well put. I occasionally present on programming topics to my sons' classes. Even as early as 8 or 9, programming is well within their intellectual capacity (and often their desires). So programming tools that don't erect huge barriers to entry... maybe lots of latent value.