[gnosis]

I really don't see much of a downside to making programming more accessible to more people.

In fact, the vast majority of programming done today is at a much easier and more accessible level than it used to be. You no longer have to break out the soldering iron to debug a program. You no longer have to program in machine language, directly in binary. I think that's a good thing.

Of course, the more difficult ways of programming will always be there to challenge and entertain the elite, but there's a lot to be said for getting more ordinary people involved.

We should embrace and encourage newcomers instead of telling them that "maybe programming isn't for you."