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um, no, definitely not. here are a few skills i would consider more fundamental than programming that are also lacking: * math * spelling * logic in ad
by noodle 18y ago
um, no, definitely not.
here are a few skills i would consider more fundamental than programming that are also lacking:
* math
* spelling
* logic
in addition, it would only be unethical if the society at hand were enforcing some sort of limitation. anyone can learn to program (or learn math/spelling/logic) if they want to. maybe its easier for some than others for various reasons, but everyone can.
- amichail 18y agoSpelling is not fundamental in an age of spelling checkers. What do you mean by math? Being able to do basic arithmetic well is not all that important in the computer age. Logic of course is important and it's something that would go well with programming skills.
- noodle 18y agogood point. perhaps we should allow people to design and engineer cars that know nothing of mechanics? or people to build space shuttles who know nothing of aeronautics? or people to build nuclear power plans without knowledge of nuclear physics? i mean, all of that is just totally taken care of by computers nowadays, amirite?
- amichail 18y agoWriting skills are still considered important even though most people will not be writing novels. It's kind of like that here with computer programming skills.
- noodle 18y agowhy? with grammar checking, computers make forming correct sentences obsolete, no?
- amichail 18y agoPotentially, but grammar checkers aren't very good. But yes, generally speaking, skills become devalued and not worth teaching much as computers help us with them.
- noodle 18y agoneither are spellcheckers or any programs that will do math/physics for you. crutches won't help you walk if you never knew how to walk in the first place.