Learning How to Code Is A Waste Of Time

[tarabrown]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarabrown/2012/01/10/learning-how-to-code-is-a-waste-of-time/

[anothermachine]

Interesting. This linkbait* article has 3 points and is frontpaged. The next-lowest-score frontpage article at the moment is 14pts.

* The second paragraph contradicts the headline: "The goal ‘learn how to code’ is a waste of your time. Don’t get me wrong, I applaud anyone that wants to learn something new. "

[llambda → anothermachine]

> The next-lowest-score frontpage article at the moment is 14pts.

Ranking is in part based on the time since the submission was made fwiw.

[reverend → anothermachine]

TIL "linkbait". Indeed very fitting description many submissions lately.

[GiraffeNecktie]

Learning what you don't like to do isn't nearly as useful as learning what you DO you like to do, but I wouldn't call it a waste of time.

[ldayley]

tl;dr

Learning to Code is a noble and worthwhile thing to do. But don't do it just to do it, or do it at the expense or something that might be more practical for you personally.

I can relate to this, but I'm sharpening my programming skills anyway.