The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think

Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by magila on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @12:40AM (#13112509)

I'm not so sure the next generation is going to be significantly more computer literate. With the trend towards curated devices (read: smart phones and tablets) general purpose computer skills are being pushed back into the niche they used to occupy in decades past.

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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by kagamine on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @06:24AM (#13113796)

And certain areas in tech are harder to enter too. Web-dev a decade ago was easy to start, now every site you might be familiar with when starting out uses the RIDICULOUS_OVERKILL.js framework, SASS/LESS because CSS is for amateurs!, OBSCURE backend and THIS_WEEK's database. Plus npm and these 600 plugins to make development "easier".

Makes spaghetti php of bygone years look like lesson in modernism.

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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by thesimpsons1022 on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @02:05AM (#13112776)

yeah. my teenage cousin has no knowledge about computers other than using them to play Minecraft and watch Netflix. even his typing skills are poor.

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Re:The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than Yo... by Warp__ on Tuesday December 06, 2016 @09:55AM (#13114972)

However, in the future he may want to install/create mods for Minecraft, which would start him on the path for further skills.

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