> The entry barrier to programming needs to [be] high! Programming is engineering, it's not something where you throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks
Sadly this is the fallacy of all educated people: “… is <what I’ve studied > and gained an excellence in, not throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks”.
The reality is human improvement comes in two ways 1. Repetition for excellence and 2. Exploration for innovation.
Innovative exploration has always been a stochastic walk by relatively educated people into the areas that are their knowledge gap. Even physical exploration is only made safe through mental exploration first. e.g. All of astronomy prior to space flight.
Even as someone most interested in excellence, you’re better off helping foster/improve exploration than trying to hold it back.
> Sadly this is the fallacy of all educated people: “… is <what I’ve studied > and gained an excellence in, not throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks”
No, it's the aspirational view of all insecure elite workers: “the job I do must have a high barrier to entry (otherwise, I will no longer command a premium salary)”.
Sadly this is the fallacy of all educated people: “… is <what I’ve studied > and gained an excellence in, not throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks”.
The reality is human improvement comes in two ways 1. Repetition for excellence and 2. Exploration for innovation.
Innovative exploration has always been a stochastic walk by relatively educated people into the areas that are their knowledge gap. Even physical exploration is only made safe through mental exploration first. e.g. All of astronomy prior to space flight.
Even as someone most interested in excellence, you’re better off helping foster/improve exploration than trying to hold it back.