Programming is the new High School Diploma

Re:Programming is the new High School Diploma by MJR on Monday January 30, 2012 @11:12AM (#3529289)

The original comment said: What do any of these educated and skilled people need with programming?

You said: ... almost all of these professions could benefit from at least programming in R.

"Need" != "Benefit From". There are innate benefits from learning anything, including programming. That does not equate to a profession having a need for programming.

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Re:Programming is the new High School Diploma by Swizec on Monday January 30, 2012 @11:22AM (#3529333)

I may have took "have need for" a bit liberally I guess. But if a field can be improved by applying science, I take that is there being a need for that. Even if nobody is yet doing it like that (although the fact I could think of those off the cuff like that probably means that there is somebody somewhere in the world more knowledgable of that field who is already doing it)

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Re:Programming is the new High School Diploma by thy on Monday January 30, 2012 @11:22AM (#3529335)

ppl may have multiple works, besides they may find it fun.

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