[thomasfedb]

I think lordnacho has a point, in that programming was previously considered to be an unworthy pursuit and considered antisocial (the arena of the so-called nerds). It's great that school-aged children are now being widely encouraged to explore coding.

[shostack]

Not only that but programmers and STEM professions are starting to be highlighted in pop culture in very positive ways such as Big Hero 6.

Contrast that with movies from the 80s or 90s and geeky types might have been heroic, but it was always despite them being geeky, not because of it. Like it came with social baggage they needed to overcome vs being their source of power.