Learning skills (was Re: Autocoding project proposal.)

Aahz Maruch aahz at panix.com
Mon Jan 28 01:26:24 EST 2002


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In article <B87A406F.3B07%jonathan at onegoodidea.com>,
Jonathan Hogg  <jonathan at onegoodidea.com> wrote:
>
>Don't get me wrong here, I love Python, but it's still designed for
>computer programmers. It takes a certain mental leap to understand the
>concepts involved. These concepts are so ingrained into our psyche now
>that we don't question how they map to a non-programmers view.

The same can be said of many skills.  I've run into similar problems
trying to teach dance or cooking.  Programming is just another skill.
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