I disagree with this analogy. Latin is (IMHO) a better comparison. Previously discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3285212 https://news.ycombinator.

I disagree with this analogy. Latin is (IMHO) a better comparison. Previously discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3285212 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3285212 I don't see the need for everyone to be a programmer. Nor do I see programming to be as fundamental as literacy or numeracy.