Well as a Linganore graduate it is hard to believe that Mr. Crum is still teaching at the school! But also kind of cool as he's one of the last teachers that have been there for generations of students. Although I never had him I still thought it was neat to have come full circle.
Now coming into this class I knew very little about computer programing. Leaving the class, I may have taken my first step up an Everest like hike of beginning to understand computer programming. Needless to say I am grateful for the ease of use of many of our current operating systems. The phrase ignorance is bliss is vastly over used but I think it is very appropriate here. As far as being tech savvy, I am fairly confident in my skills. However, understanding the inner workings of programing is something that I have absolutely no background in whatsoever. Aside from several of my friends changing careers to pursue a boot camp like programming program, I had little to no knowledge of how these programs actually ran walking into class. It certainly was not possible to walk away with much of an understanding of such a vast and growing field in a matter of minutes. Yet I did walk away very curious. It was nice to finally see/ control what the program was actually searching for. There were certainly times throughout the class that I thought of potential ideas of what could happen. Not specifically related to my future project or really anything within my skill set, but nevertheless I could certainly ponder what could be done. I can't begin to imagine the amount of work that went into creating the programming that I am currently enjoying. Still I thought it was quite useful- at least to be exposed to. I likened the experience to operating a car. Just about everyone has the ability to drive a car, even if they are terrible drivers. The same can be said for operating a computer. Just about everyone has that ability- minus my dad and grandma who are fiercely staying glued to their 1980's view of technology and the world. However, not everybody has the ability to work on a car and truly understand how it runs. Certainly I can identify a few key parts and even identify when some of the parts are not functioning correctly. But to truly understand the workings of the combustion engine you need to find someone else. I felt like it was that same way with the workings of a computer program. I can sure use one, just like I can sure drive a car. But when it comes to fixing said computer program or car, I'm going to need to phone a friend. Still it is very useful to know a little bit about the engine of your car, just as it is to understand a bit about programming. If nothing else it forces one to walk away appreciating everything that our current programs can do. If I were to have to attempt to create the program that would make my Vietnam Timeline project I don't think I'd earn a very respectable mark in this class-or have a functioning timeline. Lucky for me everyone has their strengths and weaknesses and for that I'll rely on others strengths of having built these programs, so I can apply my strengths to create something that is somewhat useful. Spark notes version: programming = quite intimidating, a little cool and a whole new world that I will probably never truly understand. Adam
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Aaron
2/20/2017 11:11:36 am
I love the car analogy. It is like that. I'll probably use it in the future!
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