RT @ianaddison: Do we want loads of programmers without creativity?
If you don’t think programming is creative, you don’t know programming.
@pilky @duckinator @ianaddison …ironically, fueled by a misunderstanding that programming isn’t creative & shouldn’t be taught as such.
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@aral@duckinator@ianaddison So I agree we need more creativity and problem solving, but I disagree that programming inherently gives thatThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@duckinator@ianaddison At uni I had many classmates that were FAR better computer scientists than me, but FAR worse software devsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@duckinator@ianaddison Software development is taught poorly, and is more teaching creative writing.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral@duckinator@ianaddison Programming is actually taught very well, but teaching programming is like teaching English grammar -
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@aral@duckinator@ianaddison And as I said, programming is only creative in the same way my writing this tweet is creative -
@pilky@aral@ianaddison but it is, to an extent: you had to prune that idea down to one sentence. So, creative? Yes. But just barely. -
@duckinator@aral@ianaddison So again, programming in and off itself isn't really creative. Software development is.
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