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Reminds me of this Verge article reporting that kids growing up with iPhones don’t know what files or directories are: https://www.theverge.com/22684730/student
by mc10 4y ago
Reminds me of this Verge article reporting that kids growing up with iPhones don’t know what files or directories are: https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-directory-structure-education-gen-z https://www.theverge.com/22684730/students-file-folder-direc...
- gonehome 4y agoYeah this is true, friends that are professors say they now have to have a basic class early in the semester that explains folders, files, and other basics to students.
- hyperjeff 4y agoVery much an intentional goal of the OS when it came out, the hope being that the concepts of files and folders might never be needed. A bold move to get rid of a mental overhead for using a computer that was never natural or intuitive to non-tech users. They eventually had to back off a bit, but it’s an amazing accomplishment that most users can still use these devices as if files weren’t a thing.
- phist_mcgee 4y agoHow long do you think that IT professionals will need to care about hierarchical file systems?