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Coders at Work: Reflections on the craft of programmingHow do we build a language specifically for children or how do we build a language specifically for people who donБЂ™t think of themselves as programmers? Seibel: Is that because you think should everybody learn to program, at least a little bit? Crockford: I think you have to. The world has been pretty much taken over by computers now and in order to defend yourself, or to be a full citizen, you have to have some understanding of how these things work. Seibel: Some folks would also argue that learning to program teaches a way of thinking thatБЂ™s important, like reading and math are different ways of thinking, and both important. Crockford: I used to think so. I had these amazing insights when I started programming: everything became orderly, and I saw structures and things I had never seen before. I thought, БЂњWow, this is amazing. Everybody should learn how to do this,БЂ«because suddenly I was feeling a lot smarter. Except pretty quickly IБЂ™d find, talking to other programmers, that somehow they didnБЂ™t get it ...» |
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