{"id":644003,"date":"2013-02-26T12:49:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=614494"},"modified":"2013-02-26T12:49:13","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T17:49:13","slug":"why-will-i-am-and-chris-bosh-want-to-create-a-new-generation-of-wannabe-coders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/644003","title":{"rendered":"Why Will.i.am and Chris Bosh want to create a new generation of wannabe coders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey \u2013 it\u2019s little surprise that those titans of tech want to encourage more wannabe coders. But in a short film released Tuesday by the nonprofit Code.org<\/a>, it\u2019s not just the usual suspects talking up all the reasons why the U.S. needs more computer scientists.<\/p>\n

\"Code.org<\/a>Sure, Silicon Valley luminaries share the stories of their humble beginnings (Gates says his first program was for tic-tac-toe). But NBA all-star Chris Bosh talks about coding in college before joining the Miami Heat and the Black-Eyed Peas\u2019 Will.i.am says \u201cgreat coders are today\u2019s rockstars.\u201d<\/p>\n

The message of the film \u2013 just like the over-arching theme of the nonprofit: the country needs more coders and, really, it\u2019s not as hard as you think.<\/p>\n

Code.org, which launched last month, was founded by brothers Ali and Hadi Partovi to bring more attention to the need for more coders and increase computer programming education opportunities at schools around the country. As evidence of the problem, it says<\/a>:<\/p>\n