,
4 tweets,
1 min read
Read on Twitter
I emphatically agree with every single one of these.
Python & data science are important to me precisely b/c they are about augmenting human capability across every other domain. They are new literacy for quantitative thought, not just random tech churn.
Python & data science are important to me precisely b/c they are about augmenting human capability across every other domain. They are new literacy for quantitative thought, not just random tech churn.
Also, VB6 was ahead of its time & it's widely panned/ignored by software devs because it enabled regular people to build useful things for themselves.
It's Shirkey's Law for our industry. We are pro cab drivers and don't see why people would want to drive their own cars.
It's Shirkey's Law for our industry. We are pro cab drivers and don't see why people would want to drive their own cars.
Same goes for FileMaker and Delphi.
People love to create with computers. As an industry we've forgotten that. We treat them now just as digital consumers to be served up slop on personalized Feeds.
We need to get back to seeing them as creators, hungry for better tools.
People love to create with computers. As an industry we've forgotten that. We treat them now just as digital consumers to be served up slop on personalized Feeds.
We need to get back to seeing them as creators, hungry for better tools.
The success of Minecraft, SimCity as genre-defining, mass-appeal games speaks to a similar hunger. And it's a much healthier hunger to feed than the Skinner-box Farmville stuff.
