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The Different Paths We Take
Tracy Osborn @limedaring
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“I wish they would stop teaching Django.
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“I wish they would stop teaching Django.
It teaches people to be bad programmers.”
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My rocky road to
programming
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CSC 101
Fundamentals of Computer Science
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Fundamentals of Computer Science III
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The problem:
Viewing programming as
a straight line of progression
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“No true programmer”
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It’s like saying that there are only two kinds of people
when it comes to swimming, those that can learn
how to swim and those that can’t.
http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-no-true-programmer-fallacy
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Demand for software developers is expected to grow
by 17% between 2014–2024.
Kyle Thayer and Andrew J. Ko. (2017) Barriers Faced by Coding Bootcamp Students
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In the 1984-1985 academic year, women accounted for
nearly 37% of all computer science undergraduate
students…
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In the 1984-1985 academic year, women accounted for
nearly 37% of all computer science undergraduate
students… and as of 2010-2011, women made up just
17.6% of computer science students.
http://www.computerscience.org/resources/women-in-computer-science/
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Furthermore, the percentage of women working in
computer science-related professions has steadily
declined since the 1990s, dropping from 35% to 25%
in the last 15 years.
http://www.computerscience.org/resources/women-in-computer-science/
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The University of California at Berkeley experienced a
revolution in their introductory computer science classes
after changing how they marketed the course. What used
to be known as Introduction to Symbolic Programming is
now called The Beauty and the Joy of Computing.
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The University of California at Berkeley experienced a
revolution in their introductory computer science classes
after changing how they marketed the course. What used
to be known as Introduction to Symbolic Programming is
now called The Beauty and the Joy of Computing.
The result? For the first time in 2014, women in the
class outnumbered men.
http://www.computerscience.org/resources/women-in-computer-science/
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The University of California at Berkeley experienced a
revolution in their introductory computer science classes
after changing how they marketed the course. What used
to be known as Introduction to Symbolic Programming is
now called The Beauty and the Joy of Computing.
The result? For the first time in 2014, women in the
class outnumbered men.
http://www.computerscience.org/resources/women-in-computer-science/
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Embracing different paths
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Pool of beginners
T H E N N O W
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OQTGDCFRTQITCOOGTU
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T H E N N O W
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Level up your skills more
before acting like you are an authority.
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Level up your skills more
before acting like you are an authority.
Also, if you are going to have a book for designers, consider
showing more attractive web pages inside.
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What can we do better?
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Reject the “one true programmer”
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Two out of three developers are self-taught.
http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#work
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Two out of three developers are self-taught.
http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#work
https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=metaphorm
I would say that 3 out of 3 developers are self-taught, but
that about one third of them also have a degree in
Computer Science.
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Students are faced with stereotypes of what a “real”
programmer is. That “one true programmer” myth
mentioned earlier.
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Students are faced with stereotypes of what a “real”
programmer is. That “one true programmer” myth
mentioned earlier.
Bootcamp certificates were not perceived as high of
value as university degrees. Many jobs stated they only
interviewed candidates with degrees.
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Students are faced with stereotypes of what a “real”
programmer is. That “one true programmer” myth
mentioned earlier.
Bootcamp certificates were not perceived as high of value as
university degrees. Many jobs stated they only interviewed
candidates with degrees.
Contracting or freelance work was not seen as valuable
as a full-time job.
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Reject the “one true programmer”
Embrace the mediocre programmer.
(h/t Jacob Kaplan-Moss)
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“The myth of the “genius programmer” is extremely
dangerous.
On one hand, it sets the entry threshold excessively high,
scaring a lot of would-be-programmers away.
On the other hand, it also haunts those that are already
programmers, because it means that if you don’t ‘rock’ at
programming, then basically, you suck.”
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Reject the “one true programmer”
Embrace the mediocre programmer.
(h/t Jacob Kaplan-Moss)
More specificity at conferences, events, and courses
when it comes to complexity of material.
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“Beginner” “Intermediate” and “Advanced”
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“Beginner” “Intermediate” and “Advanced”
Beginner + Deployment
Beginner + Web Apps
Intermediate + Data Science
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Embrace the mediocre programmer.
(h/t Jacob Kaplan-Moss)
More specificity at conferences, events, and courses when it
comes to complexity of material.
Mentor!
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Reject the “one true programmer”
Embrace the mediocre programmer.
(h/t Jacob Kaplan-Moss)
More specificity at conferences, events, and courses when it
comes to complexity of material.
Mentor!
Build more tutorials and guides aimed at niches.
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Programming for engineers.
Programming for artists.
Programming for writers.
Programming for people who want to build a startup.
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You can teach even if you feel like a “beginner”!
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In conclusion…
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Thank you!
Follow me on Twitter: @tracymakes
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