I agree on the general notion is coding involves a lot more than meets the eye. Given that, it's probably impossible to claim that coding is learnable in anything less than years of work. Even then, we all know that we learned, one way or another, by doing. This course is design to get people writing actual code and accelerating what can be a slow learning experience. I have no doubt that those students will be coding in a month.
Just like learning to ride a bike doesn't mean BMX competitions, it's still a step that could lead people to anything they want to make of it. I'd expect plenty of options for next steps, including learning to do ticks on a BMX style bike. The key is that not all of these next steps are serious endeavors. Some people learn just be be enlightened.
I do hope it inspires students to take steps to learn more. We'll see how it goes and we'll also see what students think after taking the course.
Just like learning to ride a bike doesn't mean BMX competitions, it's still a step that could lead people to anything they want to make of it. I'd expect plenty of options for next steps, including learning to do ticks on a BMX style bike. The key is that not all of these next steps are serious endeavors. Some people learn just be be enlightened.
I do hope it inspires students to take steps to learn more. We'll see how it goes and we'll also see what students think after taking the course.