> Teaching tools of the trade is, well, a trade school thing I disagree. So much of our computing literacy is in how to _use_ the systems, and understanding co

> Teaching tools of the trade is, well, a trade school thing I disagree. So much of our computing literacy is in how to _use_ the systems, and understanding concepts of using the shell, debuggers, source control, etc. I see these kind of classes as more similar to the foundational courses in math you take before you dive into Calculus. If you haven't studied algebra, or memorized arithmetic facts, it's going to be very rough if you start into graph theory and Calculs I. Math and science majors already have students who have spent literal years being exposed to concepts before they get to college.