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Quotation of the Day for November 14, 2013"I'm all for people to learning to code - I wrote a piece arguing we should teach it in prisons earlier this year - but I think we need to be aware of its limitations. Coding is a niche, mechanical skill, a bit like plumbing or car repair. "As a subject, it only appeals to a limited set of people - the aforementioned dull weirdos. There's a reason most startup co-founders are "the charming ideas guy" paired with "the tech genius". It's because if you leave the tech genius on his own he'll start muttering to himself." - Willard Foxton, on why not all children need to learn how to program computers. [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/willardfoxton2/100011290/the-government-wants-to-teach-all-children-how-to-code-heres-why-its-a-stupid-idea/] Submitted by: Terry Labach Oct. 29, 2013  |
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