Programming Shouldn't Be For Everyone

I think [making computer languages easier for average people] would be misguided. The idea of programming as a semiskilled task, practiced by people with a few months' training, is dangerous. We wouldn't tolerate plumbers or accountants that poorly educated. We don't have as an aim that architecture (of buildings) and engineering (of bridges and trains) should become more accessible to people with progressively less training. Indeed, one serious problem is that currently, too many software developers are undereducated and undertrained.

A serious-looking older man sits thoughtfully in front of a bookshelf beneath a long quote arguing that programming should not be made accessible to inadequately trained people. The joke is the exaggerated elitist comparison between software development and highly trained professions, making it useful as a reaction to debates about coding education, low-code tools, or inexperienced programmers. EN: A serious-looking older man sits thoughtfully in front of a bookshelf beneath a long quote arguing that programming should not be made accessible to inadequately trained people. The joke is the exaggerated elitist comparison between software development and highly trained professions, making it useful as a reaction to debates about coding education, low-code tools, or inexperienced programmers.

• @gentoomemes / 15027 2024-12-02