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In a White House video marking Computer Science Education Week, President Obama observed that, with the proper STEM education and hard work, anyone can become a "computer scientist." I think by that he meant anyone can become a programmer, because almost in the same breath he exhorted, "don't just play on your phone, program it."
I understand the motive behind proposing this kind of thing. Unemployment may be gradually declining, but well-paying jobs remain relatively scarce in this economy. Coders earn good salaries, so with thousands of developer jobs going begging, why shouldn't supply increase to meet the demand?
We already live in a decade when the developer is king and demand for talent continues to rise. An IDC report released last week predicts that the number of new developers entering the workforce in 2014 may be limited by low population growth (among other factors). Meanwhile, new platforms proliferate, from mobile to big data to intelligent cars to the Internet of things. Someone has to write code for all that new stuff.
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