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Re:How We Teach Programming, and Where We're Going Wrong by stepvhen on Sunday February 07, 2016 @09:33AM (#11052940)
I was hoping for a much more in depth post after reading the title. It doesn't really go into much detail past an anecdote.
Re:How We Teach Programming, and Where We're Going Wrong by mch82 on Sunday February 07, 2016 @10:02AM (#11053034)
The article doesn't scan well, but the main ideas I got from it were that (1) the general population has different needs than people who intend to make a career in software, and (2) adapting the delivery and content of general programming education to address those needs may improve the accessibility and learning experience for non-career programmers. I agree with you that I'd hoped for more depth to backup the title.