I totally agree, there is a big difference between using a computer and programming or designing one and many people don't fully understand that. Just because my kids can surf and play on a tablet doesn't mean they are ready for a job in high tech. I was one of those kids in the 80's who's computer classes were how to use a word processor or excel. It bored me to tears and I thought that was what computers were about until I stumbled onto programming in University.

I was meaning to post this here but got sidetracked last week. It happens to be the first link in the above article and it fits in well with the above discussion.

http://www.motherjones.com/media/20...&utm_campaign=is-coding-the-new-literacy