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And even if that does become true, should everyone know how to program them? Or be able to express ideas about algorithms? That's like saying everyone who has
by agentultra 15y ago
And even if that does become true, should everyone know how to program them? Or be able to express ideas about algorithms?
That's like saying everyone who has money should be an accountant.
- ctdonath 15y agoEveryone who has money should be able to balance a checkbook and write a simple budget.
- jays 15y agoOh how I wish this was the reality we lived in. Sadly, it's not..
- danso 15y agoNot everyone who is functionally literate must also be able to write a screenplay or discern why Hemingway's style is superior to Tom Clancy's.
- wazoox 15y agoMost people don't manipulate numbers in their daily lives much, but are taught basic maths. Most people are taught to write an essay, though they probably won't do it at all in their daily lives. In the same vein, most people should be taught how programming works and do some very basic stuff, simply to get what it's about, not to practice it daily.