Re:Ask HN: Why don't smartphones encourage programming like ...
by literallyroy on Sunday April 16, 2023 @10:49AM
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Just to clarify when you say:
> I think your obvious answer is wrong
You are saying this is wrong:
> The answer is obvious - most people don’t want to do this.
You are saying you believe the majority of people *do* want to learn to program?
I’m my eyes the BASIC prompts at startup we’re there because that’s how you had to interact with computers at the time. Seems like the vast majority of people want to use their phones not program them.
> I think your obvious answer is wrong
You are saying this is wrong:
> The answer is obvious - most people don’t want to do this.
You are saying you believe the majority of people *do* want to learn to program?
I’m my eyes the BASIC prompts at startup we’re there because that’s how you had to interact with computers at the time. Seems like the vast majority of people want to use their phones not program them.