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Apple CEO Tim Cook Discusses Overusing Technology in New Interview
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Perhaps that's why all his company's products are underpeced, underclocked and obsolete on arrival....
Wrong. You converse with billions in english. If don't speak english, you need to learn it first, it's much more important than learning a programming language, which by the way, is written in english as well as most of its resources.
So when you visit a foreign country do you comunícate with people using a progamming language?, which by the way, there are almost as many programming languages as regular languages. The only global language is english.
Yes. The most successful person in all of technology. Please tell us of your successes?
Poor grammar is staple of MR articles.
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Did you even bother reading the article, or just the poorly written title?
Cook said: "I think if you had to make a choice, it's more important to learn coding than a foreign language. I know people who disagree with me on that. But coding is a global language; it's the way you can converse with 7 billion people."
Says the guy who relies on translators every time he visits a foreign country.
Says the guy who relies on translators every time he visits a foreign country.
Nailed it. It’s hard to respect a guy that says such stupid statements one day only to seemingly backtrack shortly after some place else. He says little to nothing of value or even if he does it’s usually contracticted by something he’s said or done elsewhere.
I think coding is a great (and fun) skill to teach or introduce at a young age but I’d never say it’s more important than foreign languages. It’s so dumb to say that. Learning languages provides insight and teaches respect for other cultures and is also fun and in some cases extremely useful or advantageous to have.
Most languages in the world will stick around. Even the ones that were in danger of dying out due to cultural assimilation practices in the 19th and 20th centuries are seeing renewed interest in their use and preservation. For someone so into promoting diversity I can’t believe he said something so stupid.
Computer languages on the other hand fluctuate in popularity very quickly. Apple’s child coding push has as much or more to do with pushing their own coding languages and platforms than it is about improving childhood education. Like McDonalds marketing to children, that’s what this is about.
I wish this guy would just focus on the specifics of why Apple products or languages like Swift are better than the competition and let people make up their own minds. He acts like he’s some kind of messianic saviour. Tim, dude, you’re just a process engineer. Get over yourself!
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That’s easy to say for a man raised on one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
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Very ignorant post. Communication is not always limited to spoken languages and programming/math CAN connect you with far more people than your native language.
[doublepost=1516418599][/doublepost]You Tim Cook haters are unbelievable. The man is a genius and doing an incredible job managing the biggest, most profitable company in the world. He was hand picked by the man himself.
Maybe you have a difference of opinion on the Importance of programming versus learning a foreign language, but it’s not he said the earth was flat. There is a lot of truth to what he’s paying. Plus, it’s his business. He’s going to communicate programming is important.
I studied a foreign language for 6 years. Fine, but limited use.
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So that explains why they don't have bigger, longer lasting batteries. It's not because they want the devices to be sleek and there's no room. Tim Cook just doesn't want us to use technology too much!
It's a case where in context it's clear what he means, but out of context the headline can mean two opposite things (he doesn't believe it's possible to use tech too much versus he doesn't think we should be using it too much).
This would be clearer in my opinion:
Apple CEO Tim Cook: I Don't Believe in Overusing Technology
It's a case where in context it's clear what he means, but out of context the headline can mean two opposite things (he doesn't believe it's possible to use tech too much versus he doesn't think we should be using it too much).
This would be clearer in my opinion:
Apple CEO Tim Cook: I Don't Believe in Overusing Technology
Cook said: "I think if you had to make a choice, it's more important to learn coding than a foreign language."
In computer speak ya... but that's all kids will know to make any sense... is programming
To the normal users,,, well,,, u won't be making many friends
In computer speak ya... but that's all kids will know to make any sense... is programming
To the normal users,,, well,,, u won't be making many friends
Full disclosure: I’m really not trying to be an Apple apologist here (Defthand will be on me for this, I’m sure), and I’m cognizant of how these statements appear.
That said, I think TC has a point. Sometimes, tech cannot be used enough; but, at other times, it can be overused. It’s about moderation (surprise!).
That said, I think TC has a point. Sometimes, tech cannot be used enough; but, at other times, it can be overused. It’s about moderation (surprise!).
Learning foreign language is more important. Teaches you about your own language too.
I wish I paid more attention to French, would have been extremely useful throughout my life.
Anyway, both can be learnt.
I’m sure cook would say learning Swift is more important out of all programming languages too...
In schools, technology shouldn’t just replacement ‘traditional’ methods, there has to be more value. It’s been established replacing something directly with technology isn’t successful.
I wish I paid more attention to French, would have been extremely useful throughout my life.
Anyway, both can be learnt.
I’m sure cook would say learning Swift is more important out of all programming languages too...
In schools, technology shouldn’t just replacement ‘traditional’ methods, there has to be more value. It’s been established replacing something directly with technology isn’t successful.
the title macrumors chose goes does the throat as a bit of a misread. though i don't blame the media outlet for choosing a sensational quote for the headline. taken out of context it sounds a bit horrid. most people are not going to read the whole piece.
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Sometimes you wonder if MacRumors is in the business of making Apple and TC look bad at all cost.
You are reading too much into this.
He just spoke from his own perspective and assumed you'd speak English.
I've seen this with English native speakers many times. They can use their native language pretty much everywhere, so they subconsciously discard the concept of learning foreign languages as inefficient and useless, forgetting that in most parts of the world English is a foreign language.
Oh, so how can a Japanese, a German and an arab connect without speaking english? Answer: they can't. So don't come here and pretend you can teach me, let alone call me ignorant. I'm a programmer owner of an open source Project and I'm very aware how things work.
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