• frazorth@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    While this is true, learning some kind of programming - shell scripting or BASIC in olden days - is a very useful endeavor.

    And learning sewing is useful, but I dont need it to wear clothes.

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      2 months ago

      It’s not comparable to sewing. That would be learning C++ and Qt.

      It’s comparable to making a sandwich.

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          2 months ago

          Golly.

          C++ and QT is programming comparable to hard things in life.

          Shell scripting is programming comparable to usual things in life.

          Capisce?

      • knexcar@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        No, making a sandwich is more effort equivalent to sending an email, or maybe adding items to a shopping site cart and buying them. Both are fairly intuitive and don’t involve memorizing weird commands like “ls” and “cd” (“cd? But my computer doesn’t even have a CD drive!”).