>I hate being negative, but I have to say that I really don't think this an effective way to learn how to code for someone without some programming knowledge to begin with.
I just watched someone with no programming experience whatsoever try the problems. She's smart and well educated.
I also hate being negative and I agree with your main point. That said I don't believe that someone with "no programming experience whatsoever" truly qualifies as "well educated" in this day and age.
It's like someone who doesn't know what an interest rate is or someone familiar with none of the major literary cannon of their first language. They might be very intelligent but their education has a gaping hole in it.
I also hate being negative and I agree with your main point. That said I don't believe that someone with "no programming experience whatsoever" truly qualifies as "well educated" in this day and age.
It's like someone who doesn't know what an interest rate is or someone familiar with none of the major literary cannon of their first language. They might be very intelligent but their education has a gaping hole in it.