Douglas ##s : Americans should be learning computer code the way we learn math . Learning to code teaches us what programs do , how they 're used on us , he says . A free Web - based interactive program makes it possible . So to anyone out there who says you ca n't get a job : You can have one . Rushkoff : Computer in America ; we hire computer - savvy workers from abroad .
Douglas ##s : Americans should be learning computer code the way we learn math . Learning to code teaches us what programs do , how they 're used on us , he says . A free Web - based interactive program makes it possible . Rushkoff : Computer in America ; we hire computer - savvy workers from abroad .