I read comments like yours and always thought it was hyperbole, then I became a bioinformatics teacher.
Not hyperbole. iOS and Android destroyed future generation’s ability to understand traditional computing.
They can’t unzip a file, they can’t navigate a directory hierarchy deeper than one level, they can’t reply to an email without replying to all recipients.
A class about BLAST had to become a class about how to install a program on Windows.
The main installation method young people run into nowadays is the Steam or phone app store experience: search for the thing in the store, click “install,” wait briefly, click “open.” Installing a program from a website or physical media is not as common an activity as it used to be — other than installing Steam itself or similar, for example, which is a quickly forgotten inconvenience.
I read comments like yours and always thought it was hyperbole, then I became a bioinformatics teacher.
Not hyperbole. iOS and Android destroyed future generation’s ability to understand traditional computing.
They can’t unzip a file, they can’t navigate a directory hierarchy deeper than one level, they can’t reply to an email without replying to all recipients.
A class about BLAST had to become a class about how to install a program on Windows.
wait… how to install a program on windows? you mean download the installer, yes, yes, next, i agree, next next next, done?
It’s asking for a “path to install”? I don’t want to go for a walk
The main installation method young people run into nowadays is the Steam or phone app store experience: search for the thing in the store, click “install,” wait briefly, click “open.” Installing a program from a website or physical media is not as common an activity as it used to be — other than installing Steam itself or similar, for example, which is a quickly forgotten inconvenience.
o. o wild, i hope the kids discover the joy of installing independent software on their machines