Coding can open up new opportunity in students’ careers

The world continues to evolve at a breathtaking pace, bringing in phenomenal changes in every aspect of our lives. These changes necessitate upgrading ourselves constantly to ensure that we remain well-equipped to take on the emerging challenges as also remain a step ahead of our peers.

Coding is one of the most sought-after new-age skills. Given its pervasive presence in multiple fields, it is emerging as one the fundamental literacy skills of the 21st Century. Coding is a list of step-by-step instructions that get computers to do what you want them to do. Coding makes it possible for us to create computer software, games, apps and websites. Coding is being regarded as one of the most important new age skills.

However, the significance of learning to code does not stop with the direct creation of programs, apps or games. It goes far beyond that as when children learn to code, it helps them develop essential skills such as problem solving, logic and critical thinking. Starting from learning to appreciate how things work, it helps them in developing problem-solving, mathematical and analytical skills. It also goes a long way in sharpening their logical abilities by helping them to plan, organize and articulate their thoughts in an experiential manner.

Coding also develops their creativity by encouraging them to think innovatively and differently.

“Learning to code has the inadvertent effect of teaching you how to think. Understanding logic, at a deep level, has improved my problem-solving proficiency tenfold” says Adrian Degus, CEO of Nuvro.

Thus, the coding experience teaches one to approach problems logically.Highly complex tasks are essentially a collection of smaller operations once you break them down. This methodical and logic-heavy approach to problem solving can be a boon for figuring out problems beyond a coding challenge. Career-wise, learning to code can help open up new areas of opportunity in one’s career and ultimately makes one a more flexible candidate in a rapidly-shifting digital economy.

Even if the job doesn’t require one to have a deep understanding of coding or programming languages, it will still help to interact with another person who does. Learning to code, even as a hobby, can give a common reference point and better understanding of those who tackle some of the more complex programming and coding roles.

Programming is important for learning to innovate, create eco-friendly solutions for global problems, important in our daily life to enhance and increase the power of computers and internet.

Programming is important for speeding up the input and output processes in a machine. Also it is important to automate, collect, manage, calculate, analyse processing of data and information accurately. That inescapable fact is leading individuals to seek out new ways of learning to code.

Apart from companies in the technology sector, there are an increasing number of businesses relying on computer code. Thus, it is imperative to acquaint the future generation to coding in the foundation stage of their education to enable them to reap the multifarious benefits of learning programming.

Dr. Rajee N. Kumar, principal, N K Bagrodia Public School, Dwarka. Views expressed are personal.