Subj : Re: SSH on BBSes
To   : 2twisty
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Apr 19 2022 21:45:34

 2t> I think that users don't necessarily need to know how to code, but they
 2t> need to know that they *can* if they choose to learn.  This often
 2t> encourages people to learn.
 2t> 
 2t> And "coding" can be anything from ASM to Excel, as far as I'm concerned.
 2t> I've seen some people do some AMAZING shit in Excel that I cannot
 2t> fathom, while I could write circles around them in Python.
 2t> 


Users need to be able to use their tools to solve their own problems.  Learning a general purpose language like Python goes a long way, but even without that, learning how to use your tools, under your control, that you own is both fulfilling and liberating.

Even finding programs that you can install, and make into your own workflow, knowing that you can do that, is a useful skill.

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