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The point though is this: the typical web 2.0 app is really easy to build. Saying that and saying programming is easier and it is making CS departments less re
by qhoxie 18y ago
The point though is this: the typical web 2.0 app is really easy to build.
Saying that and saying programming is easier and it is making CS departments less relevant are very different things. In accodance with that, building a web 2.0 app may be easy, but building a good web application takes as much skill and talent as ever. Standards change.
- amichail 18y agoFrameworks get better all the time. For example, building a scalable web app is now much easier with the google app engine.
- qhoxie 18y agoI agree and made note of framework and tool advancements above, but you are still missing the point. Good utilities make it quicker to create an application, but they don't create good programmers or good code by themselves. Squeak (http://www.squeak.org/ http://www.squeak.org/) was an interesting advent. It made programming pretty simple. A layperson playing with squeak could "program," but it hardly stands in for even an introductory CS class. I also take issue with the fact that you treat programming or web app development as if good is a static threshold. A good web app a few years ago hardly compares today, and that can be seen in the evolution of almost any major website.