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> Without these numbers it's hard to support your premise. His premise is that "anybody could learn coding if they tried", whereby "tried" I assumed applies to
by andreigheorghe 7y ago
> Without these numbers it's hard to support your premise.
His premise is that "anybody could learn coding if they tried", whereby "tried" I assumed applies to only the people who passed those two rounds of self-selection you describe.
- taneq 7y agoThat's kind of like saying "anyone can run a marathon" and then qualifying it to "if they enter an organized event and complete the appropriate training for it".
- yjhoney 7y ago> That's kind of like saying "anyone can run a marathon" and then qualifying it to "if they enter an organized event and complete the appropriate training for it". Yes. That was what I was trying to figure out is, if there was an organized event could anybody (who are motivated to complete the training) get a coding job? I would like to think so, but I work with many people in the industry who will say, 'nah they need the brains for it'. I try my best to motivate those who lose motivation but ultimately I don't have the bandwidth to inspire everyone who loses motivation.
- deadwanderer 7y agoThe idea OP is working to combat or disprove, though, is not that "People can succeed without effort". Rather, they are working to prove that software development is a skill which can be learned by most/all people, and not some highly intellectual undertaking out of reach to all but the most mentally elite.