Mayor Bloomberg Will Learn How To Write Code In 2012
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Mayor Bloomberg Will Learn How To Write Code In 2012
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#2First person to learn how to code AFTER becoming a billionaire?
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#3Considering his whole business is basically being the tech company for the finance industry it's surprising he never learned about it.
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#4Good for him, and good for Codecademy. While a largely symbolic gesture, it can certainly never hurt to have political leaders be at least somewhat familiar with technology, especially when they're trying to create a new SV. I hope this is an actual intention and not just an empty PR move. He could, however, score a massive PR win both for himself and for NYC as a tech center by taking Codecademy up on their offer and showing up for lessons in person.
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#5Considering his whole business is basically being the tech company for the finance industry it's surprising he never learned about it.
Well, NYC finance is still about dealmaking, even in the days of digital trading. Business is still done face-to-face, and the sheer density of New York will probably make sure that deal makers are more valuable than technologists for the foreseeable future. That's not to discount technologists in NY at all, though (they're deal makers too). It's just the reality that handshakes and coffee are irreplaceable.
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#6Note the interesting bit about the London mayor: "The move even prompted London Mayor Boris Johnson to state he was in “awe” of Bloomberg and would consider joining him on the quest to become adept at, or at least acquainted with, programming, as the BBC reported."
This is a great thing for Bloomberg to do. In an age where so many politicians are trying as hard as they can to stifle the new economy in favor of the old economy, the major of a city with a GDP bigger than that of 47 other states paying such public attention to the tech industry is a great step in moving our politics forward.
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#7Good for him, and good for Codecademy. While a largely symbolic gesture, it can certainly never hurt to have political leaders be at least somewhat familiar with technology, especially when they're trying to create a new SV. I hope this is an actual intention and not just an empty PR move. He could, however, score a massive PR win both for himself and for NYC as a tech center by taking Codecademy up on their offer an…
It is a symbolic move, but the interesting thing about it is that this kind of symbolism wouldn't work in most other places on this planet.
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#8Considering his whole business is basically being the tech company for the finance industry it's surprising he never learned about it.
As far as I'm aware anecdotally (I interned at Bloomberg last summer) Mike was in a position that required managing technology in his previous financial job before starting Bloomberg itself. Perhaps a more useful skill than being a developer himself considering he had a few million of capital to hire his own team from the off!
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#9I will consider hiring him in 2015
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#10why?