From a programming point of view the World Economic Forum in
Davos is of little interest but Tim Berners-Lee, the man who
invented the web, has raised the issue of teaching younger
children to program. In case you missed it Tim Berners-Lee
really is the man who invented the internet. He put together the
first web page using an early HTML and HTTP. Since then its
development has largely been out of his hands because of its
explosive uncontrollable growth. He has occasionally made
statements intended to curb something undesirable or back
something good but the web is too big for one man to influence
let alone control. Even so his celebrity gives him a platform to
inform and influence politicians - hence his presence at Davos
and this video interview. The first part of the interview isn't
particularly novel if you are interested in technology - some
descriptions of what the internet is for and a discussion of
some of the problems. In particular he highlights the problem of
creating an open web and access to acad