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Discussion on: We should be teaching our kids how to code. Or should we?

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Ash

I disagree with that, even if I went back to my previous profession of cooking at some point in the future, the problem-solving, and critical thinking I've learned from becoming a developer would go with me.

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Dave

Problem solving, and critical thinking, can be taught without code though, can't they?

For example, most breakdown recovery agents can solve some problems better than I can.

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Ash

That's fair - I suppose I believe they just serve as a really really good way to teach those things, that can be accessible to everyone. Plus computers are such a big part of our lives, and we're so dependent on them as a species, having some grasp of how they speak to each other is important, even if it's just the basic principles.