Is It Time to Stop Saying 'Learn to Code'?

https://developers.slashdot.org/story/23/04/23/177210/is-it-time-to-stop-saying-learn-to-code

by theodpHN • 3 years ago

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realjhol• 3 years ago

No. It will never be time to stop taunting lying hack journalists.

In olden times we had the village stocks, and tar and feathering. In 2023 "learn to code" is the best we got.

rbc• 3 years ago

I won't up vote the article, but I do think that software to some degree is tied to growth companies, and by proxy to the cost of capital. When borrowing money gets expensive, growth slows down, shifting the balance of coding over to maintenance programming. That's sure to impact hiring/retaining programmers.

NoPicklez• 3 years ago

Any avenue for people to learn a new skill that is affordable and accessible in my opinion is a plus.

Quite often these tools can spark people's interest and enjoyment in an area that then pushes them into seeking more formal education.

Learn to anything IMO

llamajams• 3 years ago

Terrible article but yes probably. The amount of people , that have joined the industry, with no knowledge, no knack, no appreciation for the craft is way too high. A lot of them were just drawn by the lure of easy money and now I have to deal with them I don't want to. They can smash LC but can't wrap their head around a single class in an existing codebase. I am tired.

Is It Time to Stop Saying 'Learn to Code'?

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