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What does it mean to be a "non programmer" vs. a "programmer"? I don't mean "someone who doesn't know how to program" vs "someone who does". I mean the common
by oarabbus_ 7y ago
What does it mean to be a "non programmer" vs. a "programmer"?
I don't mean "someone who doesn't know how to program" vs "someone who does".
I mean the common trope of a (for example) midlevel data scientist or someone who knows how to use python and says "I'm not a programmer", yet knows more programming than most junior devs I know.
- reuven 7y agoThe course is aimed at people who have never programmed before. There are many participants who have, but they realize that I'm assuming they don't even know what a variable is, or that you need quotes around text to distinguish it from an identifier, etc. Session 1 was about basic input/printing. Session 2 was about "if" statements. Session 3 was about numbers. Session 4 will be the first of several talking about strings. My goal is to help people learn to program if they haven't done so already, or (especially) if they have been frustrated.