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My kid had a "computer science" class in 9th grade. They covered bits and bytes, discussed what files are, and then talked in the abstract about data compression so they know at a basic level why a wave file is so much bigger than mp3. They did get to some coding, but they covered a lot of basics that form the trunk of the tree. Most adults don't understand things in that way. It's like teaching biology so people hav…
Yeah I’m the type that needs to make things. Theory makes no sense to me if i don’t see it in action. I struggled in a traditional theory / coding educational environment and dropped out of college. Decades later I learned coding in a more hands on / make things way and I’m having fun working my way “backwards” into theory.
Remember that Gauss didn’t just sit around inventing theories, he was trying to explain the world around him and his theories were the product of that.