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GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
Nelek23-May-17 21:58
protectorNelek23-May-17 21:58 
GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
Sander Rossel24-May-17 0:54
professionalSander Rossel24-May-17 0:54 
GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
Nelek24-May-17 1:04
protectorNelek24-May-17 1:04 
GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
Sander Rossel24-May-17 1:29
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GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
ZurdoDev24-May-17 3:08
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GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
Sander Rossel24-May-17 4:16
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GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
ZurdoDev24-May-17 4:17
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Vark11125-May-17 6:08
Vark11125-May-17 6:08 
Sander Rossel wrote:
I still can't figure out what this special skill is
They actually did some studies on this at a university.
It's easier to explain by way of example:
When presented with code like this:
C#
var a = 2;
var b = a;
var c = a + b;

A rather large percentage of people could not answer the question "What does the variable c contain?" properly.
i.e. The idea that something can contain a value that is derived by its previous representation is one of those "special skills".
GeneralRe: Coding is not “fun,” it’s technically and ethically complex Pin
Sander Rossel25-May-17 10:46
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NewsStar that spurred alien megastructure theories dims again Pin
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NewsSSD drives vulnerable to attacks that corrupt user data Pin
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NewsJobs-as-Code: Automation lets developers deliver better software, faster Pin
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