Comments on: Rethinking File Management and Digital Writing

By: Missalot

Missalot — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 05:06:32 +0000

I wanted to say that as someone who grew up with a family that was very insistent that I learned the proper filing systems on a computer, I think your insights on how people view computer systems adds a certain layer of empathy to how the younger generation deals with filing that was missing from the Chin essay. I didn’t dislike or disagree with any of Chin’s points, but something about how you put it reorganizes (hah) it a bit in my mind. A lot of things just come down to what each person had to deal with for their own unique generational experience.

By: Bryson

Bryson — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:40:21 +0000

I enjoyed your first section about the mental models and how you addressed that conversation. I honestly agree with your stance on learning a coding language being trade specific. With how advanced the computers are now, there are tons of ways to make websites and customize them to be how you want them to be. It almost seems redundant to learn the code. However, I do greatly enjoy learning the code and working with it. I do think it is important to learn the code IF you are going to be working with it for your job. For some people it can offer an advantage while for others it can be more confusing. If WYSIWYG isn’t broke, then don’t try to fix it or you will get lost in the weeds.

By: lary_rin

lary_rin — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 16:41:11 +0000

I liked reading about your own personal experiences with the topic of file management and how you were questioning everything when it came to zipping files. Knowing how to zip files and un-zip them was confusing the first time I saw a zip file back during who knows when.

One thing though I did want to ask about was your comment on knowing HTML and CSS as being trade specific, is there a specific reason you believe that? I know you said you could be swayed, and the first thing that came to mind is that in the current times a lot of people are creating brands for themselves and marketing themselves for things like jobs. We’re moving towards a direction where your online presence and presentation matters ALOT.

I’d like to think knowing markup languages goes a long way when you want to create a website or an online portfolio. In my case, even running a Minecraft server has me learning how to read lines of code.