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dgregd
on May 15, 2012
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Please don't learn to code
Exactly. Not everyone is going to be an engineer, accountant. Yet everyone learns math at school. Same for biology, physics ...
slantyyz
on May 15, 2012
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I look at it as a useful life skill like cooking your own meals, doing your own laundry, changing a tire, making minor household repairs, etc.
JacobAldridge
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I agree - and would specifically add things like changing the washer on a leaky tap, or fixing the toilet float...you know, basic plumbing for "those who aren't plumbers".
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