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0 pointsnprateem2y ago0 comments

Which rules out the majority of people who learnt to code in the last 25 years (many unis have taught java since 2000ish)

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rob742y ago

Because people don't ever learn more about programming than what they were taught in university? If this is true, I'm a bit afraid about the career perspectives of these students, and wouldn't really want to be on a team with them...

nprateemOP2y ago

Only a minority will be sufficiently sadistic to learn C when better alternatives exist. So yes, the above excludes the majority.

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0 pointsnprateem2y ago0 comments

Which rules out the majority of people who learnt to code in the last 25 years (many unis have taught java since 2000ish)

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rob742y ago

nprateemOP2y ago

Only a minority will be sufficiently sadistic to learn C when better alternatives exist. So yes, the above excludes the majority.

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