CEO, Facebook Mark Zukerberg has launched an avenue (TechPrep) for teaching people and their parents and guardians what programming really is. TechPrep is a Facebook-led initiative, supported by McKinsey & Company, to promote computer science and programming as a career option and to provide resources to get started. People from everywhere can come together to learn more about computer science and programming and find resources to get them started.

In the world that we are where computers are everywhere around us: in our cars, cell phones and televisions. But here’s a secret: they need a program to tell them what to do. Programmers are the people who dream up new things and then write the instructions that bring their ideas to life.

TechPrep brings together hundreds of resources, curated based on who you are and what you need, such as age range, skill level and what kind of resource you are looking for. The website is designed for both English and Spanish speakers.

We created TechPrep in response to our understanding, supported by research from McKinsey, of the participation of underrepresented minorities in programming careers. We found:

There was great self-confidence about their own potential among Black and Hispanic learners despite their underrepresentation in the industry. 50% of Blacks and 42% of Hispanics say they would be good at working with computers, compared to 35% of Whites and 35% of Asians.
However, 77% of parents say they do not know how to help their child pursue computer science. This percentage increases to approximately 83% for lower income and non-college graduate parents or guardians. Yet being encouraged to pursue computer science by a parent or guardian is a primary motivator for women, Blacks and Hispanics.
Lower awareness of computer science in Blacks and Hispanics is driven by less access to both people in CS and CS programs, and is a major driver of Black and Hispanic drop-off when pursuing programming as a career path.
Men are 5 times more likely than women to say that they “know a lot about computer programming.”

TechPrep connects people to resources including games, books, in-person opportunities and community events to help learners as well as parents and guardians guide their kids in to computer science and programming. It also includes profiles of real people pursuing these careers.

Parents and guardians are influential figures in students’ lives. By exposing people to computer science and programming and guiding them to the resources they need to get started, we hope to reduce some of the barriers that block potential from meeting opportunity.

source: http://techlector.com/facebook-launches-techprep-there-will-be-over-1m-programming-jobs-by-2020/

In general,

The Information Technology field has a plethora of jobs. The flexibility about the entire field is not only in programming but in many other fields as well.

Just about every field in the I.T. world is rising (in no particular order):

1. Computer Engineers
2. Network Engineers
3. Systems Engineers
4. Network Security Engineers
5. Software Engineers
6. DBAs (Database Admins)

the list goes on and on. Scientific fields will always be in high demand because technology/science is a forever changing field that need people who are able to adapt at an eye blink.

Programming is overrated.

AdmiralDru:
Programming is overrated.

I assumed you don't know what programming is...

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pseudonomer:


I assumed you don't know what programming is...

I'm a computer science student. I program in c#, know Javascript, html, css, xamarin and still learning more.
What else?

AdmiralDru:


I'm a computer science student. I program in c#, know Javascript, html, css, xamarin and still learning more.
What else?

Give me the git link to sample of your works... I still don't believe you know what programming is, because if you do, you wouldn't say "Programming is Over-rated".

pseudonomer:


Give me the git link to sample of your works... I still don't believe you know what programming is, because if you do, you wouldn't say "Programming is Over-rated".

As i said earlier, am still a student.
I don't have to post my works on GitiHub, i challenge myself and overcome the challenge.

AdmiralDru:


As i said earlier, am still a student.
I don't have to post my works on GitiHub, i challenge myself and overcome the challenge.

Anybody can say anything, the question is what have you done with the so called c# and your javascript and for your Info, I am also a student, A Mathematics student. Again, I will have to assumed that you have not done any serious coding before.

pseudonomer:


Anybody can say anything, the question is what have you done with the so called c# and your javascript and for your Info, I am also a student, A Mathematics student. Again, I will have to assumed that you have not done any serious coding before.

What do you mean by serious programming? I write botnets, email bulk senders, keyloggers, sms senders, design websites and am still trying to learn more. I write them for free and i know many G guys that use these thiings everyday.

AdmiralDru:


What do you mean by serious programming? I write botnets, email bulk senders, keyloggers, sms senders, design websites and am still trying to learn more. I write them for free and i know many G guys that use these thiings everyday.

You would have done better if you could show me....instead of saying. For now, I still assumed you don't know what programming is. If you've hard-coded some great apps all by yourself, It will be impossible to say "Programming is overrated".

I used to believe Graphic Designing is overrated, but after working with a graphic designer on a project , I concluded the assertion is false.

pseudonomer:


You would have done better if you could show me....instead of saying. For now, I still assumed you don't know what programming is. If you've hard-coded some great apps all by yourself, It will be impossible to say "Programming is overrated".

I used to believe Graphic Designing is overrated, but after working with a graphic designer on a project , I concluded the assertion is false.

Lets end it here. I have nothing to prove to you.

AdmiralDru:


What do you mean by serious programming? I write botnets, email bulk senders, keyloggers, sms senders, design websites and am still trying to learn more. I write them for free and i know many G guys that use these thiings everyday.

So basically you write malicious stuff instead of productive stuff that would benefit society.