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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by yosito on Sunday June 06, 2021 @07:21AM (#27412338)
Agreed. I can teach my 12 year old cousin how to program in half an hour. This isn't about simply knowing the basic starting point. It's about becoming an expert.
Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by opan on Monday June 07, 2021 @09:38AM (#27422441)
In this case, what does it mean to know how to program? Assuming you succeed in teaching your cousin, what did they do, or what can they now do? I would not say "hello world" is enough, but I don't know where I'd draw the line. It's easy to go through a tutorial and still not be able to actually do anything, I think.