> You honestly think programming will become such a vital skill in everyone's job that it'll be taught along side reading and math to young children? I'm in th

> You honestly think programming will become such a vital skill in everyone's job that it'll be taught along side reading and math to young children? I'm in the UK, and yes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23222068 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23222068 > They memorize a few formula and apply them on tests but how many people can even take a simple derivative a few years after leaving school? You're right about this. But the percentage of people that will learn will remain the same, the quantity of the population that were taught will increase. It will have an effect.