Asking whether coding is 'the new literacy' is a semantic distraction. It's a phrase that tries to build excitement, but distracts from the real question; is coding a skill worth teaching to every youth?
I believe the answer is yes. Through coding, kids can apply and solidify the math they learn in school in a useful way. It also builds a mentality of experimentation that can help with the sciences. It also makes use of writing in general, making english class even more relevant. Real programmers depend on writing well to communicate, which can make a huge difference (see stack overflow questions).
Also, the skill of 'modelling' systems can be practiced and taught through the construction of computer programs. It can be very useful to build reasoning skills that are useful even if the person never codes again. Many of the subjects taught in schools don't offer skills that can be used anywhere else but in that specific subject, and are only taught for the sake of 'forwarding the knowledge of that specific field', whereas coding seems to offer many skills that transfer over into other subjects.
As soon as you see the world IDLE you should already be skeptical that you will be receiving any real information. Sometimes this happens. I, too, had lols, and under no circumstance will I complain about that, even if it's "not what I signed up for" here at Slashdot. Besides, even if you guys have an "amazing point", hasn't this been said on here at least x amount of times already? where x = (uninformative submissions) * (0.20 * userbase) * 100;// Real original guys....
.... and hope that these organizations don't band together, start sharing innovations and start developing 'next level threats' as I'd call them. With those resources and people behind them, evil people could do bad things to the internet. Gah, lets hope not. Lets hope.
You are forgetting that when a big line of different capacities is released (all on the same speed from the same manufacturer..), then the only variable with any influence on price is capacity in GBs. The idea is to get them to buy the higher capacity 240GB SSD by offering a slightly better $/GB. Also, people have many programs to install these days and are looking especially at the capacity, when considering their additional xGBs of games they would like to put on their SSD.
Besides, when a higher speed comes out (It will keep doubling at least), everyone knows about the speed and the entire market is reassessed.
I just clicked on my achievement (5 point comment) and it said Message 27834164 not found. Just wondering if this was due to the change. Also, sometimes the footers get cut off, so I couldn't see every link at the bottom on the left, and on the right it said: 201, Geeknet (rather than 2011). These things don't actually matter at all but... yeah.
It says that he 'read data' and 'created graphs'. Couldn't whatever he was doing be automated? I'm sure that astronomers are already automating a whole lot of data analyzation, but for a random guy to find 4 irregularities, seems strange. Maybe high level pattern recognition is vital to the process he used? Get this guy, or somebody to start writing code.
It seems as though HP891 has entered the game, and is pumping out 3292 lines of open code, and is now approaching level 33 in the newest MMO.
Why not make people write code for an MMO?
Patented.
rats undergo a series of scientific experiments through the ages. They'll be the first to get neural implants that highly increase cognitive function. They'll be the first to connect to the internet directly through the brain. Aliens might assume they are more intelligent than us on first glance. Sitting around reproducing, reaping the rewards of science while humans do all the gruntwork...
not to go and complain about competitors, heres why.
First of all it's google.
Second, it's good to have a diverse set of search engines and a diverse set of algorithms. The more there are out there, they higher chance any site has of ranking up or down.
Third, if they want to make search their own way, why not post about it like a normal company? No, they have to go all drama queen and start crying about google, the most popular and innovative search technology we've seen yet.
This just reminds me of how useless it is for people to be losing their data all the time. The future is virtual data. I bookmark everything I install and every site I'll ever return to. And I back those bookmarks up, and put them on another drive. Therefore, when planned obselence kicks in, I'll have lost a lot less. In terms of contacts, keep a text file (it has saved my ass many a time.) In terms of music, grooveshark all your favorite artists, at least.
For the price it would be nice if it was slightly more powerful, and oh I don't know, unrestricted content and multitasking? I honestly don't know why they haven't enabled those (I know their reasons but they are stupid and nonsensical)
You are purely thinking off of the emotion known as nostalgia. Maybe it was simpler, but it was worse, less efficient, less powerful, and much much much less functional.
I agree. Less intelligent content will not be missed.
However, what's stopping everyone from just saving all of their content on their computers before their site dies? Sure, I guess some sites have a lot of content, but massive hard drives are available. Am I missing something?
Not sure if you were agreeing that its good to get drunk, or if you were belittling it. However, if the latter, then I'd like to inform you I don't really agree with nearly all of western society and wouldn't like to be labelled by it.
I'm always the one among my friends talking about nanotechnology and it's implications. I was even caught preaching while drunk about nanobots. The thing is, most people don't even believe that some things are possible through technology, or at least not in their lifetime at all. If they can get past this belief, however, I've noticed that they don't take that much interest and seem to shut down all potential thoughts they could've formulated about future technology.
Yeah, similar to how those Russian robots went and pushed faulty satellites out into space. Probably not a big issue as we already could develop the technology probably if we really needed it.
I'm 19 and I still manage to play games. I guess this is due to lack of a girlfriend or kids, but I still have a lot on the to-do list. Errands, groceries and chores can be done quickly with optimal efficiency. However, a full course load at university, with the added responsibilities of reading/commenting Slashdot, and browsing the web for over an hour a day, (I have a lot of bookmarks) and watch my daily share of shows (daily show for example).I also am in the process of creating a website to generate revenue and trying to write content for a blog. I've also taken up working out once in a while and joined the MMA club. Not to mention my devotion to my bong and guitar. God, summer will be a relief- it will allow me to get started coding this game idea I've got.
But let me tell you, I still fit in some decent hours to play cod (I've got 20k kills since release), and I plan on buying a multitude of games that are finally making their way out. Would you believe that I'm actually a really lazy person and sleep for 10+ hours usually? Don't say I don't have a life either, because I got drunk twice last weekend.
I remember when I first started recording guitar when I was younger. Now all of the old records just serve to showcase how bad I was, while it still serves for some good comparison, making my new recordings look better.
Anyone who says global warming is false doesn't need to have a book written about them to know they're full of it. Also, I'll be willing to wait 20 years for nanobots to fix the environment. No point in worrying for another second about the environment.
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Asking whether coding is 'the new literacy' is a semantic distraction. It's a phrase that tries to build excitement, but distracts from the real question; is coding a skill worth teaching to every youth?
I believe the answer is yes. Through coding, kids can apply and solidify the math they learn in school in a useful way. It also builds a mentality of experimentation that can help with the sciences. It also makes use of writing in general, making english class even more relevant. Real programmers depend on writing well to communicate, which can make a huge difference (see stack overflow questions).
Also, the skill of 'modelling' systems can be practiced and taught through the construction of computer programs. It can be very useful to build reasoning skills that are useful even if the person never codes again. Many of the subjects taught in schools don't offer skills that can be used anywhere else but in that specific subject, and are only taught for the sake of 'forwarding the knowledge of that specific field', whereas coding seems to offer many skills that transfer over into other subjects.
Paper and pencil.
As soon as you see the world IDLE you should already be skeptical that you will be receiving any real information. Sometimes this happens. I, too, had lols, and under no circumstance will I complain about that, even if it's "not what I signed up for" here at Slashdot. Besides, even if you guys have an "amazing point", hasn't this been said on here at least x amount of times already? where x = (uninformative submissions) * (0.20 * userbase) * 100; // Real original guys....
.... and hope that these organizations don't band together, start sharing innovations and start developing 'next level threats' as I'd call them. With those resources and people behind them, evil people could do bad things to the internet. Gah, lets hope not. Lets hope.
You are forgetting that when a big line of different capacities is released (all on the same speed from the same manufacturer..), then the only variable with any influence on price is capacity in GBs. The idea is to get them to buy the higher capacity 240GB SSD by offering a slightly better $/GB. Also, people have many programs to install these days and are looking especially at the capacity, when considering their additional xGBs of games they would like to put on their SSD. Besides, when a higher speed comes out (It will keep doubling at least), everyone knows about the speed and the entire market is reassessed.
Fixed that for you.
I just clicked on my achievement (5 point comment) and it said Message 27834164 not found. Just wondering if this was due to the change. Also, sometimes the footers get cut off, so I couldn't see every link at the bottom on the left, and on the right it said: 201, Geeknet (rather than 2011). These things don't actually matter at all but... yeah.
It says that he 'read data' and 'created graphs'. Couldn't whatever he was doing be automated? I'm sure that astronomers are already automating a whole lot of data analyzation, but for a random guy to find 4 irregularities, seems strange. Maybe high level pattern recognition is vital to the process he used? Get this guy, or somebody to start writing code.
It seems as though HP891 has entered the game, and is pumping out 3292 lines of open code, and is now approaching level 33 in the newest MMO. Why not make people write code for an MMO? Patented.
rats undergo a series of scientific experiments through the ages. They'll be the first to get neural implants that highly increase cognitive function. They'll be the first to connect to the internet directly through the brain. Aliens might assume they are more intelligent than us on first glance. Sitting around reproducing, reaping the rewards of science while humans do all the gruntwork...
They have been planning this from the beginning.
not to go and complain about competitors, heres why.
First of all it's google.
Second, it's good to have a diverse set of search engines and a diverse set of algorithms. The more there are out there, they higher chance any site has of ranking up or down.
Third, if they want to make search their own way, why not post about it like a normal company? No, they have to go all drama queen and start crying about google, the most popular and innovative search technology we've seen yet.
This just reminds me of how useless it is for people to be losing their data all the time. The future is virtual data. I bookmark everything I install and every site I'll ever return to. And I back those bookmarks up, and put them on another drive. Therefore, when planned obselence kicks in, I'll have lost a lot less. In terms of contacts, keep a text file (it has saved my ass many a time.) In terms of music, grooveshark all your favorite artists, at least.
possibly wasting money with primitive space expeditions. But you simply cannot say they do not have vision.
And much more?
For the price it would be nice if it was slightly more powerful, and oh I don't know, unrestricted content and multitasking? I honestly don't know why they haven't enabled those (I know their reasons but they are stupid and nonsensical)
Apps are a good thing, and paypal is the easiest money manager yet. This will be quite useful, at what costs...
You are purely thinking off of the emotion known as nostalgia. Maybe it was simpler, but it was worse, less efficient, less powerful, and much much much less functional.
I agree. Less intelligent content will not be missed.
However, what's stopping everyone from just saving all of their content on their computers before their site dies? Sure, I guess some sites have a lot of content, but massive hard drives are available. Am I missing something?
Not sure if you were agreeing that its good to get drunk, or if you were belittling it. However, if the latter, then I'd like to inform you I don't really agree with nearly all of western society and wouldn't like to be labelled by it.
I'm always the one among my friends talking about nanotechnology and it's implications. I was even caught preaching while drunk about nanobots. The thing is, most people don't even believe that some things are possible through technology, or at least not in their lifetime at all. If they can get past this belief, however, I've noticed that they don't take that much interest and seem to shut down all potential thoughts they could've formulated about future technology.
Completely agreed. Once I can use a computer in my brain to compose music I will, in fact I've been waiting.
It would be a waste of potential energy (we already process waste to work as a fuel) and a waste of potentially recyclable matter.
Yeah, similar to how those Russian robots went and pushed faulty satellites out into space. Probably not a big issue as we already could develop the technology probably if we really needed it.
I'm 19 and I still manage to play games. I guess this is due to lack of a girlfriend or kids, but I still have a lot on the to-do list. Errands, groceries and chores can be done quickly with optimal efficiency. However, a full course load at university, with the added responsibilities of reading/commenting Slashdot, and browsing the web for over an hour a day, (I have a lot of bookmarks) and watch my daily share of shows (daily show for example).I also am in the process of creating a website to generate revenue and trying to write content for a blog. I've also taken up working out once in a while and joined the MMA club. Not to mention my devotion to my bong and guitar. God, summer will be a relief- it will allow me to get started coding this game idea I've got.
But let me tell you, I still fit in some decent hours to play cod (I've got 20k kills since release), and I plan on buying a multitude of games that are finally making their way out. Would you believe that I'm actually a really lazy person and sleep for 10+ hours usually? Don't say I don't have a life either, because I got drunk twice last weekend.
I remember when I first started recording guitar when I was younger. Now all of the old records just serve to showcase how bad I was, while it still serves for some good comparison, making my new recordings look better.
Anyone who says global warming is false doesn't need to have a book written about them to know they're full of it. Also, I'll be willing to wait 20 years for nanobots to fix the environment. No point in worrying for another second about the environment.