Re:Learning to Code vs Learning Computer Science
by NAFV_P on Sunday February 09, 2014 @01:07PM
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Re points (1) and (2):
Ha, that sounds like bootstrapping would be necessary.
> So my feeling is that, by all means, we should be teaching anyone and everyone how to code, to lay the groundwork for teaching computer science.
Yeah, but which knowledge - coding or computer science, is more important? Both can be aimed at solving problems. It depends on the context, especially regarding the language and associated libraries etcetera being used.
Ha, that sounds like bootstrapping would be necessary.
> So my feeling is that, by all means, we should be teaching anyone and everyone how to code, to lay the groundwork for teaching computer science.
Yeah, but which knowledge - coding or computer science, is more important? Both can be aimed at solving problems. It depends on the context, especially regarding the language and associated libraries etcetera being used.