Epigrams On Programming / quote 14 of 28

Teaching computer science

It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there in making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and learning to be self-critical?

Saved 14 November 2014 / www.cs.yale.edu ↗

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