There is almost no relation between knowing a language (vocabulary and grammar) and the ability to write, say, 1984 or Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It requires a different set of skills (explained, btw, in the Pirsig's book).
The "new literacy" is, basically, a "model extraction" - ability to understand the principles form the emerged phenomena on the go. It is about learning new skills on the go - you need to perform some data analysis - well, just pick up the required skills (it is not that hard, by the way).
Again, coding is not programming. These two are different skills. Programming is an engineering discipline. Coding is a translation skill. To be a translator one have to know the languages, but this is not nearly enough to be a writer (an inventor). A typist, who is literate enough to be able to make a carbon copy of someone's else fine poetry is usually incapable to write her own (neither are the guys who study literature).
To put it another way - "to know C" is not enough to write nginx or redis. It is not about languages (well, almost - a language that fits the task best is a requirement), the way a "good idea" could be expressed in any language.
+1 for reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance on this topic. He delves into great depth on the intersection of technology and humanity and the way people look at both. It is incredibly thought provoking.
There is almost no relation between knowing a language (vocabulary and grammar) and the ability to write, say, 1984 or Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It requires a different set of skills (explained, btw, in the Pirsig's book).
The "new literacy" is, basically, a "model extraction" - ability to understand the principles form the emerged phenomena on the go. It is about learning new skills on the go - you need to perform some data analysis - well, just pick up the required skills (it is not that hard, by the way).
Again, coding is not programming. These two are different skills. Programming is an engineering discipline. Coding is a translation skill. To be a translator one have to know the languages, but this is not nearly enough to be a writer (an inventor). A typist, who is literate enough to be able to make a carbon copy of someone's else fine poetry is usually incapable to write her own (neither are the guys who study literature).
To put it another way - "to know C" is not enough to write nginx or redis. It is not about languages (well, almost - a language that fits the task best is a requirement), the way a "good idea" could be expressed in any language.