OakwardTinkerman

OakwardTinkerman t1_j0eoo5e wrote

Also, with the advent of text to code ai, the nuances of programming syntax are becoming deprioritized, but an ability to -think- programmatically in order to interact with very high level text to program interfaces will be very useful for better interacting with these systems.

I think fiction where a character casts spells through an object oriented paradigm could be fascinating and a great way to internalize hard to grasp concepts.

The more contextual cues and associations you can hang your learning on, the deeper the learning goes. In the way one comes to internalize the potential of the metallurgic arts in the Mistborn series, so too could a person come to understand programmatic concepts.

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OakwardTinkerman t1_j0en4ow wrote

You are really tickling my interests at the intersection of magic system creation and programming! Seems like I missed a beat on your earlier post - can you direct me to where you flesh your ideas out more on this stuff?

I’ve been making the case to people that magic is basically real if you consider magic the ability to manipulate your environment in mystical ways (like making a system that can produce images from a prompt - come on, that is magic science right there.) Programmers, embedded engineers, and machine learning developers are basically wizards.

Our modern “tech wizards” are kind of like fantasy rune casting wizards that have to utilize a ton of arcane knowledge and deep rules and logic to cast effective spells.

All this to say, I vibe on this idea, and I think it is an accessible and fun way to approach learning programming and tech.

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OakwardTinkerman t1_ivgkh7i wrote

The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. Great for getting your brain on board with the tech acceleration we are living through.

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