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0 pointsFalling314y ago0 comments

It's funny you should ask that because it touches on an analogy posed by Jeff Atwood just the other day. And a lot of people rebelled against it.

Do I call the plumber when I have a serious leak? Yes. But I don't call one when I the toilet is running or when I have a leaky faucet. No one is suggesting everyone needs to be able to write a full-fledged production program, but who can deny that having some knowledge of the inner workings of a system you depend on is not going to make you a better user?

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adeelk14y ago· 1 in thread

I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with learning to program.

Learning the basics of any skill can help you, but it’s up to an individual whether he wants to spend his time picking up plumbing, car repair, programming, etc., or just focus on moving further in whatever his own field is.

Falling3OP14y ago

Of course. And that's why no one is saying people must learn to program - only that they should. And it makes sense if you spend ~8 hours a day using something that you have some idea of how it works.

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