Jon Oringer Quotes

One of the problems we've had is that the ICT curriculum in the past has been written for a subject that is changing all the time. I think that what we should have is computer science in the future - and how it fits in to the curriculum is something we need to be talking to scientists, to experts in coding and to young people about.

When people think about computer science, they imagine people with pocket protectors and thick glasses who code all night.

With the evolution of technology, kids really need to be computer-savvy.

When the tech geeks talk, I pay close attention.

When you learn to code, it opens up for you to learn many other things.

I think computer science, by and large, is still stuck in the Modern age.

I don't program or code or anything like that.

I don't come from this technology world.

I'm pretty into computers. I used to be a lot more into it when I was younger.

I did not grow up around computers, so technology was not a tool used every day in my household. I was drawn to computer science due to the creative nature of programming and the technology focus.

I know nothing about technology.

We're losing track of the vastness of the potential for computer science. We really have to revive the beautiful intellectual joy of it, as opposed to the business potential.

I got interested in computers and how they could be enslaved to the megalomaniac impulses of a teenager.

I thank God for not making me a computer scientist.

I'm not a computer girl.

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.

Software is a great combination between artistry and engineering.

I've always wanted to get involved in the tech industry, but hadn't come across anything that really clicked for me.

There was something amazingly enticing about programming.

The hacker community may be small, but it possesses the skills that are driving the global economies of the future.

I'm really interested in the current tech world because of my brother Michael. Since we were little kids, in the 1970s, he was dealing with the first computers. He works for the government.

Technology has been, and always will be, my one true passion professionally.

I've always been a tech-head.

The word 'code' turns out to be a really important word for my book, 'The Information.' The genetic code is just one example. We talk now about coders, coding. Computer guys are coders. The stuff they write is code.

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