- Rod discusses why he thinks everyone should learn to code.
- I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think. - Steve Jobs
- 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
- Don’t just play on your phone - program it. - President Obama
- We answer the questions:
Rod with his TRS-80 circa 1977 - Why am I interested in coding?
- Why do I think that everyone should learn how to code?
- What's the best approach to start learning how to code?
- Learn the Basics
- How to Design Programs, 2nd Edition - Good programming requires thought, but everyone can do it and everyone can experience the extreme satisfaction that comes with it.
- Google CE First - K-8 Computer Science Club program from Google.
- Google Computer Science for High School - Google grant program to teach K-12 science teachers how to program and bring it to their students.
- Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding
- Learn Coding
- Bento - A guided tour through curated, free coding tutorials on the web.
- Code.org - Offers a number of excellent free beginner’s tutorials for learning how to code.
- Code Academy - Learn to code in HTML/CSS, Javascript, PHP, Python and Ruby on Rails for free.
- Code School - Learn By Doing. No setup. No hassle. Just learning.
- Girls Who Code - To inspire, educate, and equip girls with computing skills.
- Khan Academy - Program drawings, animations, games and web pages.
- SkillCrush - Become a Ruby-on-Rails developer.
- Thinkful - With 1-on-1 mentorship from industry experts.
- Udemy - Your place to learn real world skills online.
- w3Schools - Teach yourself for free.
- Build Mobile Apps
- Links
- www.PharmPCS.com - The author's pharmacology calculation software.
- Podsafe Music Selection
- There's nothing impossible by Deus, a techno-classical musician from the Ivory Coast.
Duration: 20:58
