Apple, Microsoft and Google race to introduce your kid to coding – CNET

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There’s never been a better time to be a young programmer.

Source: Apple, Microsoft and Google race to introduce your kid to coding – CNET

Everything is math, and programming is math, so programming is everything.

Some will dismiss this emphasis on programming, especially at the elementary level, but I believe that the ability to think logically and be able to troubleshoot are two important skills that are taught and re-inforced by learning how to code.

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