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Discussion on: What If Coding Classes Were Mandatory?

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Joe Mainwaring • Edited

My learning experience wouldn't have changed as I took my own initiative outside of school and elected to take the classes where programming opportunities existed.

Should programming be a mandatory subject? I would say yes in today's society, while we do need professions outside of software engineering, supplemental programming opportunities are only increasing outside of the primary career field. Mandatory programming course may not involve large or complex designs or patterns, but at a minimum provide students with a base understanding for something as simple as a macro in excel would enable a lot of people to be more effective with their careers.