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Discussion on: The Right Idea Becomes the Wrong Idea Over Time

 
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Chad Smith

And I think it's fine to get started learning about what variables are and basic statements.

Though they go any further chances are they are being told about WebPack, Babel, and more. Heck most instructions for using anything on the web nowadays talks about just using it with NPM. Well time to learn NPM also.

If you teach them without introducing ES6 features, then I agree, but most people are trying to introduce them to ES6.

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tux0r

Lots of students only have access to chromebooks and can't install anything.

Who forces them to not get a better notebook? Those are not too expensive.

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Eli Bierman • Edited

Oh I don't know, forces of systemic economic oppression? ;) Many people need to choose between a phone and a computer for financial reasons, and they will almost always choose a phone because it's more functional. Schools (in the U.S. at least) often provide chromebooks in the classroom because they are cost effective and easy to administer.

If you think everybody should have better resources for learning to code, there are many great organizations you can donate to that are doing that difficult and expensive work. Here are a few:

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Max Cerrina

These are phenomenal!

(The way the replies thread in the notifications thing, I saw this first before the others and though you were replying to me directly, and I was SO confused.)

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tux0r

Yup, the REPLY link here can be confusing...