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I'm sure back in the MS-DOS era someone said the same things about college students needing to learn vacuum tubes and punch cards before moving on to high level
by thetrumanshow 17y ago
I'm sure back in the MS-DOS era someone said the same things about college students needing to learn vacuum tubes and punch cards before moving on to high level languages such as BASIC.
- pj 17y agoThe issue is "skill development" vs "mind development" BASIC, or any particular language is a skill.
- cmos 17y agoI had to teach a new college grad (comp sci) working in my office what DOS was. He didn't like to fiddle with 'computer stuff'. As I was walking him through 'CD' and 'mkdir' I almost had him type 'format c:' just to see what would happen. So, some basics should be taught.