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A lot of things dev say are true, but this one I don't believe as much:
Many devs say that it's important for everybody to learn a bit of a basic programming language, to learn about computers and how programs are made. I disagree, I think that instead people should learn *how* things work. Ex, in my school people always use a VPN to get around the proxy. I don't care if they know basic statements, I think it's more important to learn how a VPN works. Most of them don't even know what VPN stands for. Am I the only one?

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    Personally, I learned a huge amount about how and why computers work the way they do THROUGH the process of learning to program. Dealing with low-level languages teaches you immeasurable amounts about how even electronics work. From there, understanding things like VPN was a (relative) piece of cake.

    With that said, I agree with you about teaching people more about technologies they use everyday. Sadly, so many people have zero interest in doing so.
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    "I think that instead people should learn *how* things work."

    I disagree. By learning programming basics you realize what computers can do and what they can't, that they don't run on magic and you better understand the logic they are based on, so at the same time you learn how they work.
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    At least, I think those people who do not write code but ask/ pay you to write code should know which kind of magic that computer cannot do.
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