Over the past few decades, Computer programming has ignited
gallons of technological innovation, disrupting one industry
after the other. For as long, programming has been a skilled
task, a niche profession, art of sorts too. It has also made
good programmers a rare breed. But I’ve started to imagine that
in the coming years everyone will be able to program. “Give a
man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he
will eat for the rest of his life.” Most people already program
their devices as end-users to a tiny extent, be it an iPhone or
the heating thermostat. But a more diverse level of programming
will reach the masses, sooner than one might think. It won’t be
the same as one would perceive writing complex computer code. It
will be more intuitive. At the moment, the majority of
programming is profit or research oriented. The mass programming
that I anticipate will primarily be self-serve. Want your
refrigerator to automatically order a watermelon and some cold
beverages for home delivery