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Thursday, September 14, 2006 12:00 AM

Why Johnny can't code

BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.
By David Brin

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  • Thursday, September 14, 2006 06:53 AM

    Please.

    When's the "Why Johnny can't perform Brain Surgery" article coming out?

    Learning to program a computer is not an essential skill for a child to have. The folks who developed all this technology most likely never saw a computer, any computer until after High School.

    Concentrate on the basics. After that perhaps being able to locate Louisiana and Iraq on a Map. Then start worrying about crap like computer programming.

    —Willie Gates

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