And some people think Synthesia is actually teaching them piano.
It might get them into the door. It might give them all they are seeking and that’s all awesome. They might find that they hit a wall and need to go learn how to read sheet music. Or they don’t.
The thing about “it’s not real programming” is that I don’t think it matters. They might just end up a bit surprised that they hit a wall and have to go back and learn more of the fundamentals.
I learned just enough about “chord progressions” in order to ask ChatGPT to make both the lyrics and chord progressions for me
I just input them and humans like it
I wouldn’t have initially known the terms to use. Nowadays I can prompt for that too though “what concepts do I need to understand in this field” “tell me more about number 3” and I hope it didn’t just make something up but it’s good enough to converse with humans about - who also make things up
It might get them into the door. It might give them all they are seeking and that’s all awesome. They might find that they hit a wall and need to go learn how to read sheet music. Or they don’t.
The thing about “it’s not real programming” is that I don’t think it matters. They might just end up a bit surprised that they hit a wall and have to go back and learn more of the fundamentals.