Don't let kids waste their time learning to code
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Don't let kids waste their time learning to code
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#2Lol a few years ago “tech shortage” was all the rage and now we see this?
Was the shortage “magically filled” in 4-5 years?
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#3The main reason I have been teaching my kid coding is the because Tech Industry needed cheap labor and I figured “hey, my kid is going to work hard so they can work in a cubicle for Tech Industry.” I base all my decisions about education of my kid on what Tech Industry needs so this really blows…
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#4Sad that learning to code seems to be always associated with getting a job in software development.
Learning to code is useful for every job. Or even for privat matters or hobbies it can be helpful. It’s a good training for problem solving. Coding can even be like solving a puzzle and you could just do it because you like to puzzle.
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#5Learning to code is not the objective. Code is an ancillary concern. The goal is to teach discrete math which is missing from K12 curriculum.
Re: Don't let kids waste their time learning to code
#6Sad that learning to code seems to be always associated with getting a job in software development. Learning to code is useful for every job. Or even for privat matters or hobbies it can be helpful. It’s a good training for problem solving. Coding can even be like solving a puzzle and you could just do it because you like to puzzle.
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#7> We’re done building digital stuff, by and large.