Are you one of those who has always wanted to learn a new language? Italian, maybe? Spanish, French, or German? Those are classics. But, have you thought about learning the language of programming? Coding is a language that is changing the world at a fast pace. It orders the computer what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Our daily lives are surrounded by programmed technology. The text you just sent to your mom, the Über you ordered to pick you up from the airport, the status you just posted on Facebook - everything is coded. If we learn different languages to communicate with people from other cultures, why not learn the language of things we interact with every day? Now that you’ve thought about it a bit, here are a few reasons why you should add this language to your bucket list:
Allows you to communicate with everyone
By coding, you are able to translate your message into a universal language, so viewers are able to understand your content. Whether it’s words, images, graphics, videos, or other activities, you name it, programming and communication go hand in hand.
Easier than you think
Most of you yawned as the word “coding” and programming” was mentioned. Most people believe programming is hard, but that is just a misconception. You don’t have to be an IT person to code. There are many resources online that can teach you fundamentals concepts to build your website or even your own app. As long as you learn the basics of coding, you can do most of what needs to be done and feel awesome you could do it yourself!
Encourages career advancements
Industries are shifting more and more towards everything-digital. Hence, programming knowledge is invaluable these days. Coding is not just for web developers, database administrators, or computer programmers. The use of coding can be useful in any career such as, CEO’s, accountants, marketers, entry-level applicants, and even doctors. Knowing just enough tricks can make a big difference in your career and can benefit your entire team.
Helps problem solving
Coding is like a digital puzzle. Learning to code helps individuals to think logically by breaking a problem apart and calculating different ways to find a solution. It encourages to think critically and methodically by using outlines and following structure.
Leads to more innovation
Coding is the future. The way technology is heading and leading our future generations suggests that everyone should have basic coding literacy. Kids today are learning the language of programming at a young age and developing these skills needed in the software industry. They will be the future developers of life-changing apps and technological devices. Can you imagine your kid being the next Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, or Elon Musk?
Hey Tiffany, first of all great blog! I really enjoyed reading it and the design is very well done. What a way of introducing the topic with the languages we usually speak and the language of coding. Also, I 100% agree that we are shifting to be more digital than ever before and knowing about coding or programming will not only help you in your career individually but it will also help your team!. Coding really is the future. Great job, only wish you mentioned some coding tips or basics!
This is formatted beautifully! I appreciate that you used headings and color to better read your blog post. I also believe that the headings you chose are very relevant to what your topic is. Coding is very interesting and each point that you touched on is an amazing analysis of the topic. My favorite point that you made is that coding leads to innovation. The fact that children are able to learn this language will lead to a level of creativity that we have not seen before.