Why not teach your children how to code and give them an extra skill set?
| The technology age, this is something that is said quite frequently about our times today. Children today interact with computer, smartphones and other gadgets and become ‘fluent’ with technology at a very early age. But do they really become fluent? Yes, they can download apps from Google Play, download music on their smartphones and use the devices for navigation, but most of them can’t write the code behind these apps. |  |
Coders are amongst the highest paid employees nowadays. A good programmer is sought after by the biggest companies. Everyone, from Google to open source biggies like Red Hat and Ubuntu, want the best coders on their team. So why not stop simply playing with apps and actually learn programming? Here’s are ten places to do so.
- Codecademy: Here you can learn to code in languages like HTML, Javascript, CSS, Ruby on Rails and Python.
- Girl Develop: While female coders do exist, programming is still largely a male dominated field. Girl Develop is one of the many programs that aims to motivate women to enter this arena. It is a non profit organisation and gives instruction to women willing to learn.
- Stanford University’s Udacity: The Introduction to Computer Science course in this one is available online for free. See if it suits you.
- Code Racer: This is a multiplayer live coding game where one can learn to build websites in CSS and HTML. The more experienced ones can test how adept they are at coding.
- The Computer Clubhouse: This helps youngsters from low-income communities to learn how to express themselves creatively through new technologies. The program reportedly has more than 25,000 students working with their mentors every year.
- CoderDojo’s: This is a volunteer-driven program, where youngsters learn how to code and are taken on tours at tech firms along with talks by guest speakers.
- Code School: A wide range of programming languages, web tools and design software are offered in this online program.
- Treehouse: This is the parent website to Code Racer and has online video courses and exercises.
- Girls Who Code: This is a program providing instruction and mentoring in coding specifically to 13 to 17 year old girls.
- Black Girls Code: This is aimed at girls in the African American community who want to learn how to code.
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