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> he thinks (and I agree) that people should learn to program because it helps people think, and helps people learn. Read it again. He specifically called that
by neilk 13y ago
> he thinks (and I agree) that people should learn to program because it helps people think, and helps people learn.
Read it again. He specifically called that out as a terrible idea.
Bret believes in Seymour Papert's vision, where coding is not an end in itself, but a vessel for experiential learning about important ideas in mathematics and other fields.
- nardi 13y agoI think you misunderstood me. When I said "helps people think/learn", I meant by USING programming, not by being TREATED with programming. This is the same distinction Bret is trying to make.