In his two essays titled “Who’s in and Who’s out” and “On Building” Stephen Boone discusses digital humanities and what it means to be a digital humanist.  His main point seems to be that in order to be a digital humanist you must be able to build.  Digital Humanities means using new technology to create something new involving the humanities whether this is building a web site or a digital archive.  He suggests that some knowledge of coding is a must for anyone who wants to be involved with digital humanities.

I agree with his points about digital humanities.  Since digital humanities involves some use of technology it stands to reason that the digital humanist must have at least some working knowledge of using that technology.  I also feel that there isn’t that high of a barrier to entry for those who want to dabble in digital humanities.  While you must know some html if you want to design a website or learn about databases if you want to build an archive, these are things that can be taught.

Anyone can be a digital humanist.  They must however have some knowledge of coding and be willing to build new things.  Digital humanities involve the use of technology to display a form of humanities.  While anyone can do this, this will still require the knowledge necessary to use the technology to build these things.