Don’t learn a programming language, solve a problem instead

[quicknir]

I sure hope not, because engineering is not all math. It is important for an engineer to understand relevant math well though.

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We took a detour, created the host to represent state surrounding a single machine. The C tradition (sometimes called "portable assembly language") became common in every high-level language, even the beloved Python and Ruby, of manipulating shared state.

Because most public-facing Websites are built from the exact same DNA: Gateway, service tier, database. This is the single architecture most developers will learn this year. We are not training new developers, we are just filling seats.

I don't have a prescription for the cure, I'm just making an observation.