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50 years after Basic, most users still can't or won't program anything (www.zdnet.com)

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[–] RedstoneValley@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I can only think of one example where some simple programming skills could benefit ordinary users: Home Automation. All the more difficult stuff is already neatly packaged into ready to use modules, and the user doesn't have to worry about the ZigBee protocol or APIs or network ports to turn on a light bulb. Here some knowledge about conditionals, variables, loops can easily be used to program useful automations.