STEM degrees require people to write code because it helps sell people on the degrees. parents are hoping their kid will be the next zuckerberg. that does not m

STEM degrees require people to write code because it helps sell people on the degrees. parents are hoping their kid will be the next zuckerberg. that does not mean that this is right, and that this is what society needs. another reason why this idea that everyone needs to code is promoted, is that companies need cheap labor. so the more code monkeys are churned out the cheaper it is to build software. so just forget about this idealistic idea. it’s not what you think it is.