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		hoffsam on June 13, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What 'programming' skills should an averag... I don't think that an average person should have any programming skills. Just like I don't think that the average car owner would require engineering skills, or an average eater would require farming skills.

jmduke on June 14, 2013 [–]

Just like I don't think that the average car owner would require engineering skills, or an average eater would require farming skills.

I'm talking things on the scale of fixing a carburator or cooking a home-cooked meal.

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