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Charlemagne reportedly ruled his empire despite being illiterate [0]. Christians were able to worship before they could read or even have access to printed Bibl
by danso 8y ago
Charlemagne reportedly ruled his empire despite being illiterate [0]. Christians were able to worship before they could read or even have access to printed Bibles. Literacy allows for creation and understanding beyond what can be attained via delegating the ability to read and write. It’s the same with coding, and I think you aren’t seeing how coding — or rather, being able to think the way code requires — is an ability that goes beyond building a web app. Here’s a good write up from author Clive Thompson about how he learned to code, and how it helped him, when he was writing a book:
https://tim.blog/2019/03/21/learn-to-code/ https://tim.blog/2019/03/21/learn-to-code/
0: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_litteris_colendis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_litteris_colendis
- gridlockd 8y ago> Literacy allows for creation and understanding beyond what can be attained via delegating the ability to read and write. It’s the same with coding, and I think you aren’t seeing how coding — or rather, being able to think the way code requires — is an ability that goes beyond building a web app. Yeah I've heard the meme that "coding teaches you how to think". I don't buy it. I could make the same unsubstantiated claim about playing chess or some other mental gymnastics. > Here’s a good write up from author Clive Thompson about how he learned to code, and how it helped him, when he was writing a book He doesn't really give very convincing examples that it helped him professionally, but the time investment was substantial. That's called a hobby.
- danso 8y agoYes, you could try to make that same unsubstantiated claim about chess, except that programming is not only its own, large and profitable profession, but one that actually intersects with a majority of today's industries and actual work.