I think it would be great for everyone to learn a little bit of scripting in a straightforward language. Do they need to remember it? Absolutely not. I think i

I think it would be great for everyone to learn a little bit of scripting in a straightforward language. Do they need to remember it? Absolutely not. I think it's important for everyone to at least get exposed to what programming can and can't do. The crux of the problem is all of the people who don't even realize that they are spending hours or days at a time, time-and-again, performing a repetitive task that could be done automatically with a program. We sometimes encounter the same problem from the other side: someone expects a program to magically do way more than is reasonable. Is it important for everyone to know how to program? Absolutely not. I think exposing everyone to programming, however, would be very valuable. While many are likely to forget the details or not care, I contend that the majority would at least retain some of the notions of what is and isn't programmable.