I had an excellent IT course at School. We did pascal and had to make a forms project.
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How many kids could be arsed?
When I learned in the 1970s we didn't have a tenth of the other things to do that kids have nowadays. Especially the interweb.Comment
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I think sometimes they have it and sometimes they don't
SM03 started a computer course when 16 and simply could not get to grips with coding.
Whether it was my teaching at home and over the internet or you need a certain mind set.
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HimNever has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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what happened to Microsofts KPL and that programmable Lego stuff (not sure they were related)Coffee's for closersComment
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Originally posted by Doggy Styles View PostHow many kids could be arsed?
When I learned in the 1970s we didn't have a tenth of the other things to do that kids have nowadays. Especially the interweb.
We had nothing else to do back then but they have far to many other things to be doing nowComment
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I think kids are better off spending time communicating with each other than sitting in front of a computer. having said that if they learnt to interact with other human beings I would be out of a jobLet us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostI think kids are better off spending time communicating with each other than sitting in front of a computer. having said that if they learnt to interact with other human beings I would be out of a job
For someone who abhors thinking in binary you sure do a lot of it.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostMaybe they would be better off learning both?
For someone who abhors thinking in binary you sure do a lot of it.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Postyou need a certain mind set
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