President Obama calls on every American to learn code

[Skig]

I have the interest but not the time or patience

[Ad Bot]

[HellHound]

I'd love to, but I have nonexistent patience.

[0xBRIANSMITH]

someone needs to hack obama
just so he can be like
"i take that back please dont learn c.s. kthx"

[NalNalas]

i saw this on the homework board for algebra on friday
"code for one hour" and i didn't know what it meant
so i guess it's in our school

[ResonKinetic]

i saw on the homework board for algebra on friday
"code for one hour" and i didn't know what it meant
so i guess it's in our school

Yeah, go code.

*drag... drop... drag...*

[Tom Gunn]

someone needs to hack obama
just so he can be like
"i take that back please dont learn c.s. kthx"

This just in

Obama warrants arrests for the now notorious hacker "BrianSmith"

Arrest cause: Cyber bullying the president of the united states

[NalNalas]

this stuff is hella easier than going

Code: [Select]

prompt("are you drinking and driving") y/y

[Blockzillahead]

What about the people that makes those computers people use to code?

[Tyler66]

This is a great idea, more merged batch and javascript syntax in a file with a .vb extension named "Internet Explorer" on unmanaged school desktops.

But in all seriousness and imo, I think it's best to have people learn and discover to code themselves, those willing to continue learning a scripting/programming syntax as I've seen; tend to be much more responsible. To me, it leads to having more responsible developers in the world and less people who look at code as a way to damage computers and brag about it with their peers or to copypaste anything they find into a solution that barely works and claim it as their own.
Again, that's just my personal opinion.

[The Resonte!]

people who look at code as a way to damage computers and brag about it with their peers or to copypaste anything they find into a solution that barely works and claim it as their own.

aw crap

[NalNalas]

this is p cool really
and if we sign up and complete things we get free games

[Torin0101]

I did coding before it was cool

B-)

[Amerax]

My issue with learning to code is that I dont really have anything to apply it to. I took a course and self taught myself C++ a few months ago, but I've kind of forgotten most everything I've learned because I didn't really have a use for it.

Its a shame really, because I really enjoy doing it.

[$trinick]

Clap clap, Obama manages to misrepresent and skew what programming is to trick children into wasting their time obtaining a skill that will be nothing like their expectations.

[Mariofan1701]

My issue with learning to code is that I dont really have anything to apply it to. I took a course and self taught myself C++ a few months ago, but I've kind of forgotten most everything I've learned because I didn't really have a use for it.

Its a shame really, because I really enjoy doing it.

Go here, get a team and start making a little game.
That'll put it to good use.