Coding is the only global language and I wish more Indian students, including girls, learn coding during school days so that they can build world-class products and solve real-life problems when they grow up, asserts Apple CEO Tim Cook. .
Speaking to IANS during his visit to India last week, Cook said coding is something that schools around the world, including India, should adopt early in children’s lives.
“Coding is the only global language. It is a way to express ourselves and arguably, we need more of it in the world and to bring the world closer,” said Cook, who has always stressed that coding should Should be taught in primary school only.
Cook told IANS that everyone should learn programming before passing out high school.
“It is the most important language you can learn. A programming language is a way to harness your creativity and expose it to the world,” he said.
The Apple CEO has always pushed for the inclusion of coding in school curriculum, saying a four-year degree is not necessary to be proficient in coding.
Apart from empowering developers through its Bengaluru-based App Accelerator, Apple has taken another significant leap: nurturing young talent in coding in schools and colleges across the country through powerful apps.
For young coders, Apple offers Swift which is a powerful open language that lets everyone build amazing apps.
Last year, Patiala-born Jaskaran Singh and Pune-based Jay Firke were among over 350 students from 40 countries and territories selected as Apple’s ‘2022 Swift Student Challenge’ winners for showcasing exceptional coding skills.
Singh developed a productivity app called ‘Nudges: Minimal To-Do’, which is available on the App Store.
Firke, 21, is a self-taught developer and learned coding using online resources. Having studied at Macrovision Academy in Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, he is focused on working in the AI and AR space and his submission with ‘Pusherball’ was completely AI driven.
The ‘Swift Student Challenge’ is part of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).
In addition, Xcode is an integrated development environment (IDE) for macOS that contains a suite of software development tools.
In Cook’s words, every child should learn to code because coding is the most important second language they can learn.
“Coding is one of the most valuable skills a person can learn. It can open new doors, jumpstart careers, and help make big dreams look like achievable goals. According to the Apple CEO, everyone around the world needs to There should be an opportunity to learn to code.
-IANS
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