▲ 161 ▼ 50 years after Basic, most users still can't or won't program anything (www.zdnet.com) submitted 2 years ago by ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to c/programming@programming.dev 75 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Right but it isn't "the basics of how a computer works" that drives people to learn programming is it? Nobody says "aha, now that I know what Giles and folders are I will become a programmer". People become programmers for other reasons: They want to make something (e.g. a game). They are naturally interested in computers. Money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HobbitFoot 3 points 2 years ago No, but you need to know the basics of how a computer works to program. And if you are interested in computers, you are going to learn how they work. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HobbitFoot 3 points 2 years ago No, but you need to know the basics of how a computer works to program. And if you are interested in computers, you are going to learn how they work. permalink fedilink source parent