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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by sn9 on Friday August 25, 2017 @10:30AM (#15098698)
Many of the greatest programmers in history started programming in adults.

See anyone you can think of from the 60s and 70s like Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie.

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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by true_religion on Friday August 25, 2017 @10:52AM (#15098851)
Think of just how amazing Dennis Ritchie might have been if he had the opportunity to start computer science around the age of 6 like Mozart...
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Re:As Coding Boot Camps Close, the Field Faces a Reality Check by RandomOpinion on Friday August 25, 2017 @11:35AM (#15099180)
> See anyone you can think of from the 60s and 70s like Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie.

Ken Thompson had a MS in EE/CS and Dennis Ritchie had degrees in both physics and mathematics, all of which are far more difficult than programming. Most of the other great names of the '60s/'70s have similar backgrounds, invalidating your point.

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