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lupius_mohnschein OP t1_j0cxo1s wrote

Reply to comment by doctorhino in How Fantasy could transform the Web by lupius_mohnschein

Right, but only because up until know, there was no work of fiction that managed to do that in an entertaining sort of way. But what if there would be something like the series Queens Gambit for Programming? I'm sure that would be possible. A young witch learning programming and then excelling in it. Then many people could be brought to programming.

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doctorhino t1_j0czcyk wrote

I think the problem is once you're there. You're dealing with compiler issues, library compatibility, shit with AWS you're dealing with everything all the way down to the OS through code and scripts alone. I think a lot of people could grasp the concepts and then get into the actual work and hate it. Personally I love solving puzzles so it's like one big puzzle to me but sometimes it still feels like beating on an old TV to get it to work.

So while I think you could equip them with the right education to know what programming is I think the actual reality of it right now is still pretty crude. But it's always good to think about how to educate people.

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lupius_mohnschein OP t1_j0czz9y wrote

It's true, you cannot really get deep into stuff. I'm talking more about programming on a very basic level: visual programming, low-code. Maybe in the future, more companies build stuff like that into their programs and everybody can program a little. Then knowledge about it could be useful.

And the gory details they can learn if they want to (what, true, they probably won't in most cases :D)

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