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6/13/2025, 11:26:35 PM
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>>I got banned from #emacs on libera for saying most people are too stupid to write code and we shouldn't encourage them to try.
Funny because even RMS says this too
>How to learn programming
>First, read a textbook about programming in some language, then manuals for several programming languages including Lisp. If they make natural intuitive sense to you, that indicates your mind is well-adapted towards programming.
>If they don't make intuitive sense to you, I suggest you do something other than programming. You might be able to do programming to some degree with a struggle, but if you find it a struggle you won't be very good at it and you won't enjoy it. What's the point of programming if it is a struggle instead of a fascination? It's your choice -- if your brain is better suited to some other activity, you could choose that instead.
https://www.stallman.org/stallman-computing.html
>>I got banned from #emacs on libera for saying most people are too stupid to write code and we shouldn't encourage them to try.
Funny because even RMS says this too
>How to learn programming
>First, read a textbook about programming in some language, then manuals for several programming languages including Lisp. If they make natural intuitive sense to you, that indicates your mind is well-adapted towards programming.
>If they don't make intuitive sense to you, I suggest you do something other than programming. You might be able to do programming to some degree with a struggle, but if you find it a struggle you won't be very good at it and you won't enjoy it. What's the point of programming if it is a struggle instead of a fascination? It's your choice -- if your brain is better suited to some other activity, you could choose that instead.
https://www.stallman.org/stallman-computing.html
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