>I think we as programmers vastly understimate how useful even basic programming would be to virtually anyone today. >It's not that they are dumb, it's that th

>I think we as programmers vastly understimate how useful even basic programming would be to virtually anyone today. >It's not that they are dumb, it's that they've never been exposed to the opportunity. And conversely, it's not because I'm smart, but I literally can't remember what it was like not to break things down into computable pattern I think that this dynamic can make for a great opportunity for those that really enjoy the research side of things and who can write software and looking for alternatives outside of pursuing degrees, especially for those who are entrepreneurial. >…but I wonder if we could achieve the same growth in capacity of intellect by teaching more computational thinking (and implementation) My experience with working with neuro postdocs is in line with noobermin, and toufka comments. I'm not bummed out by it, but it's kind of like seeing that there is untapped value there to be exploited by me and many others who see the opportunity being ignored by others.