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I'm really curious if this could be used for people who need to write code but aren't trained for it or because it's not their job. A lot of people are not will
by jokoon 5y ago
I'm really curious if this could be used for people who need to write code but aren't trained for it or because it's not their job. A lot of people are not willing to learn coding, and I really feel there are possible effort to make it more simple.
The first thing that scare those people is the whole "plain text" thing. Spelling errors in programming are not forgiving and that's the first thing learners have trouble with.
One example that comes to mind is science. There often is data to process, and excel can obviously do many things, but I'm really confident that more could be done.
Programming feels like something that is often done by experts, but it really really doesn't have to.
Of course, programmers often disagree that beginners should be given tools to replace experts programmers, but it's still better to have someone who can do the job of a programmer.
- usertanooki 5y agoI've had some success teaching workshops to adults who aren't familiar with programming for the product I use it on. A lot of them are able to really grasp how to get things done within a session, but figuring out more advanced things (e.g. loops, functions, dictionaries) is still somewhat clunky.
- jalk 5y agoExactly - it still takes a programming mindset. In my experience watching people using Scratch et. al. When ppl start to acquire that mindset, the guardrails of visual programming turn into hurdles.
- themolecularman 5y agoWould you recommend people skip Blockly if they want to teach people to code?