Why should learning to code be a central goal of the global education system? In his "Course in General Linguistics," Swiss thinker Ferdinand de Saussure talks about the dynamic and symbolic relationship between a language and the culture that emerges from it. This theory of linguistic affinity was further elaborated in the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which claimed that a person's perspective and worldview can be seen in the context of his linguistic affinity.
Today we operate in a world where it is often the case that the languages in which team members speak most fluently and communicate most regularly are not spoken but 'coded'. There are Experts are now more interested in the idea that the 'Spirit Whorf' hypothesis can be applied to programming languages. Be it Python or Java, C# or CSS, programming languages have their own cultures, attitudes, and developments, and thus, it can be said that they shape the minds of those who use them.
Programming languages have become an integral part of the culture of many organizations today, how they work, and what they stand for. Programming languages provide a bridge between people from different countries and backgrounds in different teams and functions and connect employees who might otherwise have little in common.
This idea provides a useful model that may have broader applications beyond the financial sector. At its core, technology can bridge borders and cultures, giving people around the world the opportunity to collaborate and promote development.
Although many programming languages require a basic understanding of English, this is changing. Knowledge of 40 or 50 words that represent the basic teaching vocabulary of coding, "IF", "TRUE", "FALSE", "static", "default", etc.
Basic words used in coding like “I”, “TRUE”, “FALSE”, “static”, “default”, etc. can be learned much more easily. Igor Tulchinsky, chairman and CEO of WorldQuant, says, “In talking to the technologists I work with, I get the impression that many of them treat these functions as words. rather than as a symbolic element in their respective programming languages. They work within a system, which has its own rules and its own internal logic”.
Additionally, programming languages are now gradually incorporating alphabets from other languages, where earlier only English words were used. Chinese have BASIC, Arabic has Qalb, Persian has Farsinet, Japanese has Dolittle and Czech has Karel. Coding seems to be increasingly globalizing, a reflection of the lives and cultures of the next generation of coding talent.
According to a survey by "Developer Nation", there are about 30 million professional software developers in the world, which has almost doubled since 2013. However, these statistics only reflect the surface. A report by Alpha Software shows that for every professional software developer, there are four times as many civilian developers who write code in the evenings when the everyday world has closed its business for the day. Yes, these are the people who thus seek a beautiful escape from the everyday world.
"I remember when I was first introduced to coding at the age of 16, it was like I had found a new home," adds the WorldQuint head. My first job was as a video game designer and I loved the feeling that I was working in a field where I had complete autonomy and independence, but where I was also part of a community of experts."
Just as spoken languages evolve to reflect the evolution of the world around them, programming languages are subject to constant change, adapting themselves to reflect the rapid pace of advancement in technology. They keep dating. Coding is the new common language of today's modern age.
In recent years, the tech industry has been urging everyone to learn coding for an hour a day, including high-profile figures like former US President Barack Obama, who once said, “Don't just play on your phone. , also program it”. The UK has mandated coding education in schools, while other countries including Estonia, Finland, Italy, and Singapore are already incorporating coding into classroom instruction.