Comment by mathattack
11 years ago
The precision required in programming makes it hard for the right brained person who won't meet the computer at least part of the way.
11 years ago
The precision required in programming makes it hard for the right brained person who won't meet the computer at least part of the way.
I'm reminded of rms's anecdote about secretarial staff learning to write Emacs macros at MIT because they didn't realise it was programming.
This suggests that current, important and well-meaning attempts to get non-programmers to meet code head-on as code may be misguided. Programming is generally easier if you're not thinking about how much it isn't something you do.
I don't believe that there is no such thing as a right brained person. I think this is a cultural myth. Same as, "you only use 10% of your brain's power". These, and similar, are false memes - iow hokum.
ah crap, no -> any (how embarrassing (and how the hell?))
Precision is not the only important element in programming. There's a level of abstraction, such as found in the field of semiotics, that is highly important to the world of computer science.