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The average user doesn’t understand the basics of an operating system, we teach that to people pursuing IT careers. If technology has changed such that what we
by jdgoesmarching 5y ago
The average user doesn’t understand the basics of an operating system, we teach that to people pursuing IT careers. If technology has changed such that what we consider “the fundamentals” have shifted, then we should be incorporating that into our education of IT professionals rather than assuming society has an obligation to make these ideas known.
Yes computer are a huge part of our life. So is plumbing, and I know very few people who are comfortable doing their own toilet installations.
- CodeyWhizzBang 5y agoBut isn't the issue that it is people going into computer programming who are struggling with the concept - not just casual users, for whom it really doesn't matter that much if they don't know how to navigate a folder structure. To extend the plumbing metaphor: it's as if no one on the plumbing course got the concept that taps had to be attached to water pipes and then wondered why they didn't work.