I have been a software professional since I was in high school in 1998. I'm enthusiastic about open source, and I really enjoy working in unusual software systems or within strange constraints.
Given how test-centric and stressful our education processes can sometimes be, I would oppose this.
Programming requires a significant amount of focus, determination, and perseverance, just like any other skill. If someone doesn’t want these skills, they will never develop them, and that should be fine.
Also, programming is not just one skill. You can teach someone to program with code, but that still doesn’t teach them how to decompose a problem, debug, maintain, etc.
I teach as a component of my job, and the one thing I will never be able to teach is how to care about something you don’t care about.
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Given how test-centric and stressful our education processes can sometimes be, I would oppose this.
Programming requires a significant amount of focus, determination, and perseverance, just like any other skill. If someone doesn’t want these skills, they will never develop them, and that should be fine.
Also, programming is not just one skill. You can teach someone to program with code, but that still doesn’t teach them how to decompose a problem, debug, maintain, etc.
I teach as a component of my job, and the one thing I will never be able to teach is how to care about something you don’t care about.