I think everybody should be able to write some small scripts to his/her environment. For example, someone who uses excel often should know enough VBA to automat

I think everybody should be able to write some small scripts to his/her environment. For example, someone who uses excel often should know enough VBA to automate some tasks. On the other hand, someone who has no exposure to computer at all (which is closer to my definition of a normal person, as tablets and smartphones are overtaking PCs) doesn't need to know anything at all.