Peter is the former President of the New Zealand Open Source Society. He is currently working on Business Workflow Automation, and is the core maintainer for Gravity Workflow a GPL workflow engine.
Society will need to review how we do education. The cost of a University education can be a significant barrier, especially in the US, but even in New Zealand. Student loans are terrible, encumbering students with debt early in life when their earning potential has not been developed.
In the past University has not only been a qualification system for certain professions, but a more general education in topics like philosophy. Interestingly the Internet has made this kind of material more available and less elitist.
Vocational organisations like coding boot camps have sprung up to cater for those who want a fast track, much like I suggested. However, the promises they make are unrealistic. They may arm you with the foundations, but you need a year or two to mature and gain self confidence. This is true regardless of whether you come from University or a boot camp.
I don't want to beat up on Universities, they have their place after all, and we need them for basic science and technology development, but the value equation will drive people away towards more efficient options.
My son was sat down in front of a computer at six months - but only for a photo op :-) However, by three he was able to use a mouse and play basic games. Now... well lets just say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
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Society will need to review how we do education. The cost of a University education can be a significant barrier, especially in the US, but even in New Zealand. Student loans are terrible, encumbering students with debt early in life when their earning potential has not been developed.
In the past University has not only been a qualification system for certain professions, but a more general education in topics like philosophy. Interestingly the Internet has made this kind of material more available and less elitist.
Vocational organisations like coding boot camps have sprung up to cater for those who want a fast track, much like I suggested. However, the promises they make are unrealistic. They may arm you with the foundations, but you need a year or two to mature and gain self confidence. This is true regardless of whether you come from University or a boot camp.
I don't want to beat up on Universities, they have their place after all, and we need them for basic science and technology development, but the value equation will drive people away towards more efficient options.
My son was sat down in front of a computer at six months - but only for a photo op :-) However, by three he was able to use a mouse and play basic games. Now... well lets just say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.