The problem with calling coding "Literacy" is that it implies it's necessary for everything else in life. It's not. Even 50 years from now, technology will ev

The problem with calling coding "Literacy" is that it implies it's necessary for everything else in life. It's not. Even 50 years from now, technology will evolve to empower those who can't program. (One can argue that the advance in technology has come from it being easier to use, not harder.) That said, programming is a form of screening for IQ and rigor than perhaps a Philosophy degree was in the past. People who can program are used to dealing with Right and Wrong answers, difficult problems, and working around rules that might seem wrong. It's a great skillset, but by no means mandatory. (Neither is modeling) This is one reason why CS majors are in demand for a lot of non-CS jobs.