Well the last thing we would want is for the guy that programs the controls of a nuclear power plant to think programming is easy... I think we can all agree on that...
Well the last thing we would want is for the guy that programs the controls of a nuclear power plant to think programming is easy... I think we can all agree on that...
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Big honkin' disclaimer: I'm not a professional programmer, but I plan to have a career in programming someday soon.
I'm not concerned about the influx of people with basic programming knowledge threatening my perspective job opportunities. What I am concerned about are managers with basic programming knowledge not being able to accurately evaluate my skill because of their tainted perceptions of it. On larger scale, I'm concerned about programming and software development having a low social status.
Again, I agree with you that these courses are, in principle, a Good Thing. But you keep assuming that people are reasonable and rational. I claim that a large portion of them are, in fact, anything but. Therein lies our difference in how we view this.
That's OK, because I agree with all of yours. I failed to articulate, what you so successfully did.
My concern in a nutshell, perhaps, is that today actual skill, knowledge and experience are being devalued in the business world and this is perforating all layers of society. This is done in favor of bureaucratic "proof" of the aforementioned -- certificates and degrees of disputable quality and worth. Work that takes time, anything that cannot be done "by noon tomorrow", because it demands effort, diligence and commitment by its very nature, is slowly but surely becoming an anathema. That just has to stop!
Yes, that we can.
Disclaimer: This post shows my ignorance at the time of its making. I claim ownership of but not responsibility for all errors in it. Reference at your own peril.