Todd Park Quotes

Programs like ACE's Bootstrap Summer Camp teach our kids important computer coding skills that will allow them to design their own futures.

Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn

When we first started with Apple computers, it was my dream that everyone would learn to program, and that was how they'd use their computer.

My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.

All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school - my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.

I've been programming computers since elementary school, where they taught us, and I stuck with computer science through high school and college.

Coding is like writing, and we live in a time of the new industrial revolution. What's happened is that maybe everybody knows how to use computers, like they know how to read, but they don't know how to write.

That was something that shaped my thinking regarding Estonia: the idea that we should be getting our young people to work with computers.

I think everyone should learn how to code.

Learning to code at a young age opened my eyes to the incredibly exciting world of technology and entrepreneurship. Our youth deserve the opportunity to learn the skills that will enable them to succeed in our connected world.

Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.

It always helps to be a good programmer. It is important to like computers and to be able to think of things people would want to do with their computers.

Kids need to be equipped for that. They need to learn to use that technology to keep the new economy going.

I'm thinking of going to programming school. Learn how to sit down at any computer and learn to do anything on it. That's all I have left and have interest in.

Computer programming is pretty much guaranteed income. I'm good at it, and I like it.

It should be mandatory that you understand computer science.

We think coding should be required in every school because it's as important as any kind of second language.

I love technology and I can handle myself around a computer.

Encourage public schools to teach American children how to code just after they learn to multiply.

I absolutely know how to sit in front of a computer screen, that's for sure.

I was full of pride when President Obama talked about coding in his last State of the Union address. I was proud when Chicago recently made computer science mandatory as a requirement for graduation. To see this elevate to the level of a bigger conversation is progress.

My dad got me an iMac, and I spent my whole childhood with my eyes glued to it. I was technically savvy and knew how to make it work for me.

My dad grew up as a computer programmer, so he always had random computer software, and I started opening up editing software at age 12 and figuring out how to build websites.

The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future.

Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who can code. Teaching young people to code early on can help build skills and confidence and energize the classroom with learning-by-doing opportunities. I learned how to fly a hot air balloon when I was 30,000 feet up and my life was in the balance: you can learn skills at any age but why wait when we can teach everyone to code now!