On 07/01/2012 17:29, Pall Thayer wrote: > I will also be happy to answer any coding questions that these new > recruits may post to the list. Well thanks Pall!
I just had my first hour's lesson. And it made my brain feel old. And reminded me that my slapdash nature caused me trouble last time I made any real effort to learn code (php). I can solve the little puzzles (it teaches by setting growing variations and arrangements of problems) but the patterns don't stick. I guess its like learning music- practice, practice, practice. Wish you could learn to code by playing the violin or by singing. : ) R > > I agree with Rob that learning some coding will help people gain more > control over their use of technology. That being said, JavaScript > isn't really going to get people far with this goal in mind. It is > however a good introduction to coding principles. I would recommend > Perl, Python or Ruby to those that want to make their existing > computers "do more their way". PHP can also be used for local scripts. > These languages all have their ups and downs. > > Ps. There are systems available that will let you create phone apps as > HTML5+JavaScript. For instance appMobi (http://www.appmobi.com/). > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 10:54 AM, Rob Myers<[email protected]> wrote: >> On 07/01/12 15:18, Andreas Maria Jacobs wrote: >>> Where and how are software skills degraded from a professional craft >>> to a hobby 'free' time occupation? >> There are two reasons why I suggest people on Netbehaviour learn to >> program using these resources. Neither is so they can get jobs as code >> monkeys. >> >> The first is so that they can get a feel for how code works. So they can >> gain an insight into how the software they use every day, and that >> affects their entire lives, works. This is important for thinking >> critically and realistically about software. >> >> The second is so that they can use code as a tool to achieve their own >> ends using software, less constrained by the fixed affordances of >> applications and web sites. Data visualisation, digital humanities >> techniques and web scripting are all useful ways of doing things with >> software. >> >>> What are the benefits from it when being outsourced and jobless? >> Software should not be an economic end in itself. It is a tool for >> achieving other ends. This is its benefit to artists and activists and >> academics, not that they might be able to make a living by writing code >> for multinationals. >> >>> The naivity - also expressed in this list - surrounding software >>> practices is astonishing >> We don't leave culture to the culture industry or sex to the sex >> industry. We shouldn't leave software to the software industry. >> >> - Rob. >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
