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Heard a kid say coding is just typing and it got under my skin
I was helping out at a career fair last month and this 8th grader walks past the coding booth and says to his friend "why learn that, it's just typing words at a screen." I wanted to jump in but his friend just shrugged and they kept walking. For beginners, that kind of attitude is why a lot of people quit before they even start. They think it's about memorizing syntax when really it's about solving puzzles and building things. Any other beginners run into someone who made it sound way easier or harder than it actually is?
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elizabeth_williams1mo ago
Ngl it's not THAT serious, kids say dumb stuff all the time. Bet that same kid would think plumbing is just turning knobs lol.
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jason_robinson1mo ago
Jump in here because @elizabeth_williams has a point but actually the kid's wrong in a way that matters. Coding IS just typing if you think of it like typing a recipe, but try typing a recipe backwards into a microwave and see if your food turns out right. That missing piece about logic and debugging is what makes it so much more than tapping keys.
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