Oh please teach kids to code! There are not enough getting into the field which is, for whatever reason, stigmatized today in a way that it never was when I was growing up. If nothing else, we will have more people capable of forming logical and self-consistent thoughts. I think the author of this article could surely use a basic programming course. Her conclusions are buggy as all get out. :) We don't need coders because coders will make eventually make programming so easy that everyone can code? What?!?

I started coding as a hobby in high school and have been at it professionally for 25 years. It's a creative and challenging pursuit that never gets old. There's a special thrill you get when your project finally starts working that everyone should experience at least once. Sure, it's not easy to master, but is anything worthwhile in life easy?