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It is not. On the contrast I'd say thinking that more than ~10% of the population is in principle able to program is based on an elitist filter bubble. Abstrac
by nonidit 6y ago
It is not. On the contrast I'd say thinking that more than ~10% of the population is in principle able to program is based on an elitist filter bubble.
Abstract thinking is really not that easy. Just try to go to a shopping mall and teach people simple math or programming concepts.
- enchiridion 6y agoHave you actually done the experiment you propose? It sounds like a fun challenge honestly. I have taught at least a dozen people to code. A good number had no idea what was going on for a while, but left knowing how to handle the basics. Coding, math, and related subjects are made harder than needed by focusing on the abstract too much. Most of the concepts taught in a typical computer science degree are not difficult once you strip away the terminology. I'm also not sure how you see these opinions stemming from an elitist filter bubble. I know what I know because of how I've been educated. Anyone who put in the same amount of work (within a reasonable margin) would know the same things.