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re: How important is it going to be for a kid born in 2018 to learn coding?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:16 pm to Barstools
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:16 pm to Barstools
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Aren't people who are bullied usually the ones that go on to be the most successful? A little bullying is good for a child.
Getting beaten up would reflect poorly on me as a parent. I would be humiliated and would feel pressured to shun him.
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Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:19 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
there is too much IT ignorance being spewed in this thread for me even to give my opinion.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:21 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
I wouldn't say neglect, but every child now should learn as much as they can about computers as early as possible. It's like teaching a child to read and write at this point going forward.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:22 pm to Klark Kent
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there is too much IT ignorance being spewed in this thread for me even to give my opinion.
short of the blur with coding/programming....
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:22 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
AI will be doing 99% of that within 10 years.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 3:24 pm to Huey Lewis
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2. The majority of code being written right now is being written in languages that didn't exist 20 years ago so learning anything as a child will probably be obsolete by the time the kid is grown
Understanding programming concepts would still be useful though. Just because the languages are new it doesn't mean that the information is useless.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:36 pm to NotGrammarKnotsi
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short of the blur with coding/programming....
I copy and paste powershell commandlets together, that makes me a programmer right?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:36 pm to Jim Rockford
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AI will be doing 99% of that within 10 years.
Where in the hell do you people get this shite?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:38 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
My kid Jaxon is already playing travel ball at 7 years old. He’s going pro, baw. But maybe he’ll hire your kid to code something.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:39 pm to messyjesse
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And software is becoming less dependent on actual code monkeys. AI, machine learning etc. are gonna to reduce a lot of software authoring to simple point-and-click, drag-and-drop kinda stuff. Some BI tools already do this to appreciable extents.
I agree. I've read some theories that coding is eventually going to become similar to training your computer by basically telling it in plain english what you want it to do.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:46 pm to Big_Slim
I would say it's more important to know how to solve the problems and the approaches for that than it is to know a specific language and be a "coder". To me, a coder is someone that merely takes instructions on how to solve a problem or implement a feature and only translates it into code. It's a different mindset to be the one that actually solves the problem and understands the how and why the system works together. Languages are interchangeable, I am working in a language right now that I didn't know only a year ago. The language is only a tool.
But even if they're not a programmer for a living, knowing the basics is valuable. Like being able to code an algorithm to calculate something for your job could be valuable and save you a lot of time.
But even if they're not a programmer for a living, knowing the basics is valuable. Like being able to code an algorithm to calculate something for your job could be valuable and save you a lot of time.
This post was edited on 7/9/18 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:47 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Not important at all. Outsourcing.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 4:50 pm to Huey Lewis
If they start when they are 10, they will know the principles, not just syntax.
SQL is universal.
SQL is universal.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 5:02 pm to CelticDog
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SQL is universal.
I think this on the right track. A kid born today might not even have to code. The AI might do the coding for them and they just need to know how to ask/structure the question to get the result they need. Understanding how to manipulate data may be more useful than understanding how to code.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 5:08 pm to Huey Lewis
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The majority of code being written right now is being written in languages that didn't exist 20 years ago so learning anything as a child will probably be obsolete by the time the kid is grown
You couldn't be more wrong.
I develop software myself and I don't work in the languages I learned in school.
"Learning to code" is not about learning a specific language. It's about learning how to tell a machine to do stuff in *any* language.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 5:24 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Since 1970 over 250 different programing languages have been developed, some became more popular or useful than others, the point is it is something that is constantly evolving and changing, better to learn general concepts and develop critical thinking skills than any specific language.
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Posted on 7/9/18 at 5:34 pm to CelticDog
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SQL is universal.
In a decade or so it will be about as relevant as the typewriter.
Posted on 7/9/18 at 5:46 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
I plan on having my kids learn Python by age 4
Posted on 7/9/18 at 5:51 pm to EA6B
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In a decade or so it will be about as relevant as the typewriter.
Because?
Posted on 7/9/18 at 5:53 pm to LSUTigersVCURams
Was just talking with people this weekend. All of us had worked in tech and none of us were coders and all of us were very happy about that. Coders don’t have the vision or be truly innovative
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