When Dartmouth College launched the Basic language 50 years ago, it enabled ordinary users to write code. Millions did. But we've gone backwards since then, and most users now seem unable or unwilling to create so much as a simple macro
  • Travelator@thelemmy.club
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    4 hours ago

    140 years after the automobile, most drivers can’t or won’t design and produce new automobile products.

    Isn’t that a closer analogy?