Comments on: Software coding: not just for programmers anymore

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 01:48:13 +0000

I think the world is changing for better and bigger cause very rapidly… Technology can make life better for people who embrace and worse for people left behind… truth is bitter so embrace it while you can..

By: Quaker

Quaker — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:32:53 +0000

Would Shakespeare be a great author if he was illiterate? I think that is the perspective the ones who want to “push” it on everyone may see it from.

But I would have to agree that specialization of labor is how we are able to function as a society; it is pretty much a corner stone of civilization.

In the end, however, the programming grunts that have been pushing code around on square wheels will figure out a better wheel which will make it easier for everyone to interact with code – code that interacts with the code to create new code as a tool. Then everyone will be able to create without having to need to know how the much smaller pieces actually work. You paint but don’t move every molecule individually don’t you? You move the brush and it does the rest.

Even then, there will be savants of code, and Leonardos and Raphaels of code. Many will shine much brighter when it comes to new pieces of software when history looks back.

By: We Are Xtream IT

We Are Xtream IT — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:34:26 +0000

This is very valuable, in that it is raising the curiosity of the functional userbase of any system. Our supply of STEM professionals is very low, even though it is very clear that our economy is poised for success by increased productivity in the STEM fields. Not everyone will become programmers, but there is definitely a middle layer. There is a huge demand for techno-functional experts that bridge the technology between the programmers who create it and the users that need it optimized for their specific purposes. That “technician” layer is missing right now and these programs will spearhead a creation of a whole new industry. The programming “technician”.

By: adaptivejournal

adaptivejournal — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:44:16 +0000

I agree that it would do good to most people to have some programming skills. It’s a lot like needing (some) writing skills even though we are all not writers.

I believe in time to come, programming will become almost as pervasive as the need to write.

http://diycomputerscience.com is another resource for those who want to learn programming or Computer Science with a supportive peer community (Disclosure: I am the founder of diycomputerscience).

By: Jeremy Snepar

Jeremy Snepar — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:46:22 +0000

Great piece. The New York Code & Design Academy is offering evening, hands-on intensive coding classes in New York. Designed for beginners, our project-based workshops instruct students in HTML, HTML5, CSS, Javascript and Ruby on Rails. For more information, please visit http://www.nycda.com

Thanks, Jeremy

By: Rocio Ramos

Rocio Ramos — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 05:49:31 +0000

Brett, I agree 100%. I work for tech company and, well I wouldn’t say I’m being forced to learn to code, but HTML seems to be the first step. I like writing and doing marketing, so why am I being asked to learn HTML now, and trying to figure out codes in webpages? Well although I appreciate the insight, I’d rather leave the coding to you guys!

By: yuryprokashev

yuryprokashev — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:13:11 +0000

More people want to learn how to code.
It is good trend. Very good.
More people will find their own way in IT.
More good sw engineers, sw designers.
More good sw they will produce in future.

Coding skill is not so complex to learn.
It is complex to become pro developer.
You need to practice this skill really hard.
It’s a long long way between “I can code” to “I can code a product”.
Only those, who really like this process, can make this way.

By: Parse.ly

Parse.ly — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:55:04 +0000

I think it’s likely that developers will build systems so accessible to laypeople, for instance, ‘data crunching’ platforms, that the rudimentary code currently being taught to laypeople will be a waste of time.

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:29:28 +0000

Back in the stone age, programming was a task for accountants and businesspeople. It wasn’t considered a job track all of its own. That’s still the case in many scientific disciplines; what happened is that desktop computers went mainstream and higher level, more difficult and less purpose driven languages took over. developers now create applications and enviironemnts for Joe User to interact with- it used to be business types running programs to solve math problems. There’s a potential to get back to something like that as we abstract ourselves right out of applications and infrastructure, but developer jobs aren’t going anywhere. Good article

By: Barb Darrow

Barb Darrow — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:16:12 +0000

Brett, thanks for your comment. I got some off-the-record comments along these lines so i’m glad you’re chiming in here. Could this end up being a case of too many cooks?