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Jason Bradbury Believes Coding Lessons In Schools Are a Waste of Time (trustedreviews.com)

Posted by msmash on from the too-cool-to-code dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Famous TV personality Jason Bradbury, who hosts The Gadget Show, believes that the UK government is wasting its time trying to teach kids learn how to code. In a recent interview, he said, 'My kids won't need to code because soon computers will just code for them. I fundamentally disagree with the government initiatives to get my kids coding. It's a complete waste of time. Soon startups will just be run by really creative people -- there won't be a coder with bad social skills stood on the stage. The future will just be about being creative. This is why we need to challenge STEM and introduce an art component and rename it STEAM -- science, technology, engineering, art and maths."

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  1. And out back of the STEAM building by Rinikusu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are a bunch of disaffected youths, wearing disheveled 2nd hand clothes, razor hair cuts, smoking their hacked e-cigs, putting safety pins in their leather jacket lapels.. standing around.. looking like a bunch of punks.. a bunch of STEAM punks.

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    If you were me, you'd be good lookin'. - six string samurai
  2. I've heard this before... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    My kids won't need to code because soon computers will just code for them.

    The 1980's called and want their software back.

  3. Compilers and "High level" languages by ardmhacha · · Score: 5, Funny

    "My kids won't need to code because soon computers will just code for them"

    Computers already do this. You used to have to code by manually entering the 1s and 0s but now there are things called compilers which actually do the coding for you. All you have to do is write some simple instructions saying what you want the computer to do and the compiler does the coding for you.