So, Yeah, Learn Programming

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A friend of mine recently asked “should I learn programming?”  My reaction was of course “yeah!”

. . . then I had to explain my reaction.

I knew intuitively why he – or anyone – should learn programming no matter their profession or interests.  When I had to explain it to him, I had to organize my thoughts and explain my instinctive reaction.  I saw these thoughts and emails and thought “these would make a good column.”

Which is what you’re about to read.

So in honor of my friend, and as part of my role as Geek Job Guru, here’s why you should learn programming.  Why anyone should learn programming.

But first . . .

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Meet Sarah Lamb of Geek Girl Dinners!

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Sarah Lamb is a consultant focused on social media and communities. After experiencing a Geek Dinner, she decided it was time to set up her own. She’d seen enough cases where women weren’t always welcome at technical events, and she started her Geek Girl Dinners. Her focus is lowering barriers of entry to technology for everyone.

Let’s find out what she’s up to!

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Julie Tyios Tells Us About Tech Girls Canada!

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Tech Girls Canada is an organization that advocates for women in STEM in Canada through various programs, advocacy, and events. I stumbled across it by accident in my CivicGeek work, and promptly discovered an amazing organization with fascinating people. Since we know there’s problems with female representation in STEM and related professions, let’s find out what people are doing to solve the problems. Julie Tyios, one of the co-founders, took the time to talk to us!

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