Tuesday 22 April 2014

No, Not Everyone Needs to Learn to Code – But Here’s What They Should Know

by Greg Pollack, Huffington Post


Not everyone is meant to be a coder though–or has the motivation to code. This has left a huge part of the population wondering how to respond to the “learn to code” movement, and what actually makes sense for them to do. It’s one of the reasons why I believe the “learn to code” conversation is distracting us from a much more important question, which is this: “What should everyone know about code, even if they don’t learn to program?” In my view, the answer is basic code literacy, which ultimately boils down to knowing enough to successfully communicate in the technology-powered environment we live in. If your occupation requires you to speak to or email programmers, you’ll have a leg up if you have a basic knowledge of code.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregg-pollack/no-not-everyone-needs-to-_b_5155549.html


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