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Somewhat off-topic: I wish I could wave a magic wand and get enough trained teachers and funding across the world such that kids can learn electronics and prog
by bloopernova 7y ago
Somewhat off-topic:
I wish I could wave a magic wand and get enough trained teachers and funding across the world such that kids can learn electronics and programming from a young age.
Imagine what the computing world would be like if IT familiarity was common?
Back in the day I remember flabbergasting my teachers with the BBC micro plotting program in... I think it was 2nd year Junior school in the UK (so age about 8 I think). I put a loop and extra instruction around the example 5 pointed star drawing code such that it made a Spirograph-like pattern/mess on the screen. Draw x units long, turn 72 degrees, repeat 5 times, at the end turn a few degrees more and keep going. I didn't become a master programmer, I didn't write an open source kernel or any award winning apps, but my comfort and familiarity with computers allowed me to jump in and become a sysadmin. I wish every child could have that opportunity.
- HoppyHaus 7y ago(Anecdotal) I'm currently a high school student who participated in an IT class and a lightweight coding club. Something that at least is an issue here is that there simply isn't much of an interest in programming to begin with. The IT class was canceled after I finished it, due to the majority of people in that class being auto-assigned, rather than voluntarily joined. Coding club consisted of only my friends and ~2-3 other people who were only mildly interested. Even in the 8th grade, there were opportunities to learn this sort of stuff, and nobody cared. Again, anecdotal, but still a factor.
- MuffinFlavored 7y agoSoftware engineers making six figures (who are probably the bulk of the readers here) might not exist.