Bienvenido a Coding: Coding as a Foreign Language? - STEM JOBS | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it
Have you ever seen the code behind your favorite apps and programs you use each and everyday? If you’re like me, this code is exactly that—a code that I certainly cannot break. It feels as though I am trying to read another language; a language that has a few familiar pieces, yet as a whole looks like gibberish. While the code that is required for computer programming may be a language that is foreign to many of us, it is essential for the growing computer science field. This has sparked a heated debate in the language education community: should high schools consider coding as a foreign language?