2  Inspiration

A short video created by code.org to increase awareness about the importance of coding literacy. The footage includes the humble beginnings of successful coders and entrepreneurs that revolutionized the tech industry through code.

Great quotes

These are great quotes obtained from the video and the official code.org website:

“I think that great programming is not all that dissimilar to great art. Once you start thinking in concepts of programming it makes you a better person…as does learning a foreign language, as does learning math, as does learning how to read.“ —Jack Dorsey. Creator, Twitter. Founder and CEO, Square

“Software touches all of these different things you use, and tech companies are revolutionizing all different areas of the world…from how we shop to how farming works, all these things that aren’t technical are being turned upside down by software. So being able to play in that universe really makes a difference.“ —Drew Houston. Founder & CEO, Dropbox

“To prepare humanity for the next 100 years, we need more of our children to learn computer programming skills, regardless of their future profession. Along with reading and writing, the ability to program is going to define what an educated person is.“ —Salman Khan. Founder, Khan Academy

“Learning to speak the language of information gives you the power to transform the world.“ —Peter Denning. Association of Computing Machinery, former President

“Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.“ —Bill Gates. Chairman, Microsoft

“The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future. You’re going to look like you have magic powers compared to everybody else“ —Gabe Newell. Founder and President, Valve