I read this article today (posted below) about the importance of learning code. Computer code is used in all the technology we know and love. It suggested that if we are able to learn how to code and become proficient, you will get a job. Technology is in high demand and companies are coming up short in terms of programmers.

This led me to think about forecasting. One of the most important forecasts in our lives right now is the job-market forecasts, which is essentially a mix of a demand forecast and an economic forecast. In these tough economic times, jobs are not easy to come by. This is why we sit here in classes daily and stress over productivity and crashing problems. We are investing in our future through college in hopes it will help us land stable and fulfilling jobs, however we need to know where the opportunities lie. While only some of us go and pursue some pipe-dream career, most current students look at report after report of what the best jobs in the future will be and what are the most stabile and growing industries. We are prepping ourselves just as retailers stock inventory for Christmas. Our degrees and classroom experiences are our inventory.

Although it is no surprise that learning code can land you a job but I had no idea how very valuable it was. In the article it states that, “So few Americans know how to program that firms like Google and Facebook are actually buying whole companies just for their code-literate employees, in what are known as ‘talent acquisitions.’” Information like this is very important to students, especially ones that are about to enter the job market soon. It can be a heads up to maybe take a computer programming course as an elective. By following the forecast in the job-market, it can spur new ideas for courses to take and majors to pursue and overall, make you more valuable as a resource to any company.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/opinion/rushkoff-write-code/index.html?iref=allsearch