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Stephen Downes

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I can attest from p[ersonal experience that this is true. As Allen Downey says, " The fundamental problem is that the barrier between using a computer and programming a computer is getting higher."When I first started programming, all I needed to learn was the language. Then I began to use development environments, like Turbo C, and it got a bit more complicated. These days as I look at learning Puthon I need to configure application environments, learn how to use GitHub, and even understand how to set up cloud computing environments. There's no easy way to fix this.

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