Re:In Aging Singapore, 65-Year-Olds Are Learning How to Code
by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday September 15, 2019 @04:18PM
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I know many comments were about how the article was a cherry picked example, but I was still glad the example seemed to be a useful one.
Honestly, I think even most programmers would benefit from refreshers on how to automate large parts of their workflow (I myself wish I was much more of a sed/awk guru than I am), and how to use the command line and the standard command line tools to get things done.
Not to be too harsh but I think it's unrealistic to expect more than a tiny percentage of people who are very late in their careers to learn to be true programmers, but I think most people could learn bot-like automation tools to improve their productivity.
Honestly, I think even most programmers would benefit from refreshers on how to automate large parts of their workflow (I myself wish I was much more of a sed/awk guru than I am), and how to use the command line and the standard command line tools to get things done.
Not to be too harsh but I think it's unrealistic to expect more than a tiny percentage of people who are very late in their careers to learn to be true programmers, but I think most people could learn bot-like automation tools to improve their productivity.