Ben what would be interesting to build is a case: what a Boss would like to code? Because once we have this case we could model it and have a DSL (pharo) to script it.
Stef On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 8:36 AM, Ben Coman <b...@openinworld.com> wrote: > This article about the "Mining Industry's Impending Digital Metamorphosis" > https://medium.com/@CORE_Innovation/minings-impending-metamorphosis-155d66869149 > > is a little off topic, except where it says "All levels, including > management and executives will need to have some level coding experience and > understanding." > > made me think this must be pervasive across many industries and that an > interesting strategy > for Pharo would be teaching a course called... "Executive Programming". > Pharo could be ideally suited to filling this niche... > * Executives don't need to learn the *most* efficient language (i.e. C), > * and don't need to learn a system suited to large groups of developers > (i.e. Java) > * and don't have the time to wait for things to compile (i.e. big tick > immediate feedback) > They are never going to "do the work" but just need to gain a general > understanding of "programming" to better strategise at a higher level and > interact with developers. > What better language is there for this than Pharo? > > But guess what happens when the boss is familiar with and likes one > particular language... ? > > /cue maniacal laugh > > cheers -ben > > P.S. I'd be interested in collaborating on something that is not an end user > book, but more of an Instructors manual for such a course.
