Re:On Atwood's Please Don't Learn to Code
by jiggy2011 on Tuesday May 15, 2012 @01:31PM
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You also end up getting an intuitive understanding of basic physics by doing everyday things like throwing a ball or riding a bicycle.
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Right, and this is a barrier to learning digital domains. There is no physicalization of many digital ideas but, precisely by being digital, they do not map onto physical things. I can't run into a lambda on the street or have to fix a leaky loop in my roof. Sure, everyday things touch code but there's a reason why our instinct is to "blow on the cartridge" and not "fire up the debugger"