Re:Ask HN: How many of you non-tech people wanted to learn t...
by disgruntledphd2 on Monday May 30, 2016 @05:28PM
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Because they don't practice it.
Seriously, people devote so much time to becoming good at "structured thinking" that they spend less time talking to others, or doing big-picture decision making (the last one is easy - just start making decisions and facing the consequences of your terrible decisions, you'll get better).
Literally everything in the world can be solved through practice. (That's clearly an exaggeration, but its true enough).
I definitely don't think that "programmers" (whatever they are) are any worse at other things by virtue of their talents. They are less good at other things because they have not practiced those things.
Seriously, people devote so much time to becoming good at "structured thinking" that they spend less time talking to others, or doing big-picture decision making (the last one is easy - just start making decisions and facing the consequences of your terrible decisions, you'll get better).
Literally everything in the world can be solved through practice. (That's clearly an exaggeration, but its true enough).
I definitely don't think that "programmers" (whatever they are) are any worse at other things by virtue of their talents. They are less good at other things because they have not practiced those things.