A NYT piece asserts that there’s an upward trend of more people leaning toward technical fields and as a result, people want to understand how it works.
“Inasmuch as you need to know how to read English, you need to have some understanding of the code that builds the Web”
“To be successful in the modern world, regardless of your occupation, requires a fluency in computers,” he said. “It is more than knowing how to use Word or Excel but how to use a computer to solve problems.”
Not to mention that good paying jobs await those who can master these fields.
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