My handwriting is awful, unreadable (my spelling is too, I&#x27;m the very definition of cacography). I know that I&#x27;m never going to be this guy: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;entry&#x2F;meet-the-youngest-living-master-penman_us_55c91007e4b0f1cbf1e60326" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.huffingtonpost.com&#x2F;entry&#x2F;meet-the-youngest-living...</a><p>There are still TONS of things that require me to write things by hand, it is a basic skill. No matter how bad I am at it I still need to be able to do it.<p>I don&#x27;t think coding is quite on the same level. There are plenty of people who currently don&#x27;t need to code to function in the world and will never have to.<p>However I do view coding as important, and in an increasingly digital world, something that people should have an understanding and appreciation of. As kids, most americans (all?) are exposed to art, music, and PE... I think that coding should be a requirement along these same lines. It isn&#x27;t something you have to do for the rest of your life, but we should find emerging talent early and encourage it, and let everyone else get an exposure to better understand what it takes.