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Showerthought: I saw a kid at the library in Austin trying to learn Python from a 500-page book from 2008.
I mean, that's just setting them up to hate coding before they even start, because the tools and best practices have changed so much since then, right?
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margaret2346mo ago
My first Python book was so old it taught me to use print without parentheses.
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derek995mo ago
Wait, seriously? That's crazy.
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the_julia6mo ago
From 2008" is the part that got me lol. That's like learning to drive from a manual that still talks about cassette players. Half the stuff in there probably doesn't even work the same way now.
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