"Getting kids excited about programming today means that one day, you're more likely to have competent juniors. If you plan on being in the workforce eleven yea

"Getting kids excited about programming today means that one day, you're more likely to have competent juniors. If you plan on being in the workforce eleven years from now, the fifth grader you talk to today is your new hire in the future." Wait another 2-3 years, and you will be their new hire.:) Seriously, I wouldn't think of them as 'juniors' or 'new hires', that will be only a very short temporary state. Think of them as your future colleagues, competitors, hacker friends, fellow tax payers. Great article though!