Name: Anonymous 2010-12-01 21:21
Dear /puddi/,
Why or why do so many people fail to learn programming?
Is it because they fail to see programming as calculation of data and instead see a black box that magically does things?
Or is it because they can't grasp the "strict" typing of a programming language?
What is it, /prog/, that makes programming so hard, even the introductory course seems so hard for people, even with languages like LISP or Python, and books like SICP?
Why or why do so many people fail to learn programming?
Is it because they fail to see programming as calculation of data and instead see a black box that magically does things?
Or is it because they can't grasp the "strict" typing of a programming language?
What is it, /prog/, that makes programming so hard, even the introductory course seems so hard for people, even with languages like LISP or Python, and books like SICP?