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Discussion on: We should be teaching our kids how to code. Or should we?

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SittingDev

I think a better option would be teaching critical thinking skills. That way they will be much better equipped to learn to code, or anything they decide they want to do later.

A lot of bold predictions have been made about tech and what people should be focusing on over the years. Most of the time these predictions end up wrong. The last thing we need is too much supply and not enough demand... Or wait... Isn't that exactly what the corporations want? Always ask who benefits. In most cases it isn't the pawn.

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J Armando Cordova

There is definitely a shortage of software engineers. But the field tends to be well paid across the globe and specially in America so it is kind of a win win scenario, for now at least.