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It's worth noting that a sharp high schooler can learn to program - many do. It's a rare, rare high schooler that can learn how to use computer science. Most C
by pnathan 14y ago
It's worth noting that a sharp high schooler can learn to program - many do.
It's a rare, rare high schooler that can learn how to use computer science. Most CS grads don't.
And we wonder sometimes why our software is so cruddy.
- lrem 14y agoWell, a sharp primary schooler can too... Bah, my first CS teacher claims now that it's crucial to start in primary school if you care about getting anywhere in IOI.
- tikhonj 14y agoI don't think it's crucial to start early. Rather, there's a correlation--the sort of person to become a really good programmer or really good at CS is also very likely the sort of person to start programming at an early age.
- khyryk 14y agoYou make it sound like one needs to be Michelangelo before they can even attempt to.