"We’d be better off stimulating and challenging the young bright coders identified as such in schools"
How do you identify the young bright coders if theres no coding done in the school?
"What he “learned” isn’t real programming, and bears little relation to it."
The idea isn't to churn out programmers. I think the idea is to show an example of how what they see on there computers is made, to spark an interest in learning how things work. Its like taking a toy apart when your a child, inspiring you to become an engineer.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
