> Obviously we need some students to become programmers, and we should start them early, but do we need all students? I've always viewed the current use of pro

> Obviously we need some students to become programmers, and we should start them early, but do we need all students? I've always viewed the current use of programmers to be temporary - in the future, most people will so a little programming, but much of their day will be in their specialty. Because most everyone would benefit from some programming, but not enough to justify pairing them with one or neglecting their other duties entirely. Today we are crippled by a lack of coders. Take most anyones jobs (who isnt a coder) and you are likely to find ways a program or two would help - but not enough to justify using one of the too-rare coders. Once they can code a bit themselves, they can quickly address that problem. Most people interface with a computer during their jobs, even many physical-labor based tasks. It's a small step to ask them to code a bit. The rest of us that code 100% will be making tools and analytics, not doing a job that could easily be replaced if enough people knew excel.