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* The goal is not for Anon to learn to program, it's to build lunch_app. If anon wants to build software then learning how to should not be optional. The obvio
by jeroen 12y ago
* The goal is not for Anon to learn to program, it's to build lunch_app.
If anon wants to build software then learning how to should not be optional. The obvious alternative is to buy software, just as we buy most other things (cars, books, bread, etc).
- jamii 12y agoMy point is that its not enough to point to an easier environment if that environment does not allow them to accomplish the original goal. 'Sure, just go away and study a completely different ecosystem for several months' is not an appropriate learning curve for a simple task.
- jeroen 12y agoI guess my point is that creating software is not a simple task. Simplifying the parts you mention does nothing to simplify the important things in software development, which, as VB has demonstrated, leads to two things: crappy software and people who know how to create a barely working program, but not how to structure it to be maintainable or to prevent data loss in somewhat unexpected situations.