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This all seems like a bit of a storm in a teacup to me. I can't think of one of my none programmer friends who's expressed an interest in learning to code for the sake of it recently.
Seems to me the learn to code movement is driven by those who think they can make a quick buck by coding and those who are happy to make a quick buck trying to teach them.
Commented May 26, 2012 on So You Want to be a Programmer at Coding Horror
So You Want to be a Programmer
I didn't intend for Please Don't Learn to Code to be so controversial, but it seemed to strike a nerve. Apparently a significant percentage of readers stopped reading at the title. So I will open with my own story. I think you'll find it instructive. My mom once told me that the only reaso...
Not a very popular post it seems. But not many plumbers on here defending their right to learn to code.
Commented May 15, 2012 on Please Don't Learn to Code at Coding Horror
Please Don't Learn to Code
The whole "everyone should learn programming" meme has gotten so out of control that the mayor of New York City actually vowed to learn to code in 2012. A noble gesture to garner the NYC tech community vote, for sure, but if the mayor of New York City actually needs to sling JavaScript co...
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