Koodihommia

There is a popular children's book series called Hello Ruby by Finnish author Linda Liukas. It teaches kids to think like programmers. Since programming is dead (granted, thinking like a programmer might not be), we need some new books to get kids ready for their potential future. At least I believe office jobs will exist for a couple more decades. Few such books describe corporate jobs, so kids get no edge. Children are taught how to think about computers. Adults are left to find out how a company thinks by getting it wrong. The most valuable thing in a company is talking. Sure, you can argue there is too much talk, and if talking doesn't lead to action, it is wasted. Much of the business literature is, of course, on how to make talking effective. Regardless, the end goal of working life is to talk, and the more valuable the words that come out of your mouth are, the more valuable you are. The big boss talks to the very important people: investors, the board, the pres...