[Air-L] why do people start programming?

[danah boyd]

A high school computer science teacher started wondering about what motivated people to start programming.  So he created http://ilearnedtoprogram.com/ and quickly the stories poured in.  He's now sitting on all of this data and wondering if it's of use to anyone besides his own curiosity.  In particular, he's looking for scholars who want to ask questions of the data and help him think about what's going on.  I don't know if any of y'all are doing this kind of STS work, but if you happen to be passionate about such kinds of questions, he's looking for folks to talk with: 

http://itmoves.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/why-i-need-help-from-scientists/


danah