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Don't teach the little beggars Office, teach them to code.

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    Don't teach the little beggars Office, teach them to code.

    Stone me.

    BBC News - Coding - the new Latin

    What a good idea.

    Maybe I'd get esteemed customers who could actually program then.

    Or not as the case may be.

    One of the current intake had to be shown how to get capital letters out of the keyboard.

    #2
    I didn't read your link to the url to be honest as I am busy but does the title imply that because coding is the new Latin it will soon be obsolete so therefore there is no point teaching this coding to our youngsters?

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      #3
      I quite like the idea of the Raspberry Pi to help them learn to program though.
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        #4
        Why bother, bobs will always be able to do it cheaper, when my kids grow up I am going to do everything I can to push them away from a career in IT
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          #5
          Originally posted by zeitghost View Post
          Stone me.

          BBC News - Coding - the new Latin

          What a good idea.

          Maybe I'd get esteemed customers who could actually program then.

          Or not as the case may be.

          One of the current intake had to be shown how to get capital letters out of the keyboard.
          I can't see the government backing IT. It has become clear that we are seen as glorified typists. And we can all be offshored. Yet another reason why the government are totally out of touch.

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            #6
            I've encouraged my kids to learn to program, but I've firmly discouraged them from entering the world of IT.
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              #7
              Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
              I can't see the government backing IT. It has become clear that we are seen as glorified typists. And we can all be offshored. Yet another reason why the government are totally out of touch.
              I completely disagree - David Cameron admitted "we're not doing enough to teach the next generation of programmers", and said there would be action on that.

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              I trust him implicitly to do just that. In the same way I trust him to cut the deficit, not the NHS.
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                #8
                Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
                I completely disagree - David Cameron admitted "we're not doing enough to teach the next generation of programmers", and said there would be action on that.

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                I trust him implicitly to do just that. In the same way I trust him to cut the deficit, not the NHS.
                1. I never trust a politican. Especially when the duopoly have almost identical policies.
                2. There has been a war on contractors for several years. Have the Tories repealed IR35?
                3. IT has been used as a proposed sacrifice to get access to BRIC markets
                4. It seems to be very easy to get visas to work in the UK if you are in IT

                But if there is action then I will be the first to give credit where it is due.

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                  #9
                  Times change. 40 years ago there wasn't much of an IT industry outside those making the hardware, just a few boffins. What would the IT people on here have been doing instead?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Doggy Styles View Post
                    Times change. 40 years ago there wasn't much of an IT industry outside those making the hardware, just a few boffins. What would the IT people on here have been doing instead?
                    I think I'd have been a test engineer of some sort seeing as I'm only really any good at breaking things.
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