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Raspberry Pi's Eben Upton: "Programming Will Make You a Better Doctor"

Posted by samzenpus on from the learning-the-bits dept.

cylonlover writes "After a handful of days of furtive suggestion, spring made its presence felt in London today, where the second Technology Frontiers conference got underway. The Economist-organized event sees leading technologists and cultural figures take to the podium in front of some 250 ideas-thirsty business persons. Among them was Raspberry Pi Foundation founder Eben Upton, who extolled the benefits of learning to program for all professions. He went into some detail as to the inception of the Raspberry Pi and the need for more computer programmers."

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  1. I can imagine by Hentes · · Score: 5, Funny

    -Doctor, my kid is sick!

    -Have you tried turning him off and on again?

    1. Re:I can imagine by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

      -Doctor, my kid is sick!

      -Have you tried turning him off and on again?

      That's not a programmer, that's an MDSE-certified health professional...

  2. And in other news... by fireman+sam · · Score: 5, Informative

    Solving problems (programming) can help improve problem solving skills.

    --
    it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.
    1. Re:And in other news... by weilawei · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This. I haven't read TFA, but I'll venture a guess that's what Eben was getting at. Critical thinking is useful in virtually all fields of human endeavour. Programming just happens to be a form of applied problem solving that isn't inherently domain specific.