Computers are an increasingly essential part of understanding cancer and developing new therapies. Knowledge of computer programming is almost as important as knowledge of anatomy when it comes to medical research or clinical care.

- Larry Corey

You can be good at technology and like fashion and art. You can be good at technology and be a jock. You can be good at technology and be a mom. You can do it your way, on your terms.

- Marissa Mayer

We believe that coding should be a required language in all schools.

- Tim Cook

Learning to code is the single best thing anyone can do to get the most out of the amazing future in front of us.

- Marc Andreessen

Learning to code makes kids feel empowered, creative, and confident. If we want our young women to retain these traits into adulthood, a great option is to expose them to computer programming in their youth.

- Susan Wojcicki

Our policy at Facebook is literally to hire as many talented engineers as we can find. There just aren't enough people who are trained and have these skills today.

- Mark Zuckerberg

Our civilization is experiencing unprecedented changes across many realms, largely due to the rapid advancement of information technology. The ability to code and understand the power of computing is crucial to success in today's hyper-connected world.

- Al Gore

To prepare humanity for the next 100 years, we need more of our children to learn computer programming skills, regardless of their future profession. Along with reading and writing, the ability to program is going to define what an educated person is.

- Salman Khan

Computer science empowers students to create the world of tomorrow.

- Satya Nadella

I think that great programming is not all that dissimilar to great art. Once you start thinking in concepts of programming it makes you a better person...as does learning a foreign language, as does learning math, as does learning how to read.

- Jack Dorsey

If you want to create and be a visionary, you're probably going to be working with technology in some way.

- Steph Curry

Computers are going to be a big part of our future and that future is yours to shape.

- Barack Obama

Learning to code is learning to create and innovate.

- Enda Kenny

Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world, and change who runs it.

- Malala Yousafzai

Every job we're going to do in the future will rely on technology and be benefited if you are powerful users of the technology that surrounds us.

- Justin Trudeau

To be prepared for the demands of the 21st century—and to take advantage of its opportunities—it is essential that more of our students today learn basic computer programming skills, no matter what field of work they want to pursue.

- Todd Park

We salute the coders, designers, and programmers already hard at work at their desks, and we encourage every student who can’t decide whether to take that computer science class to give it a try

- Michael Bloomberg

Whether we’re fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don’t have enough people who can code. Teaching young people to code early on can help build skills and confidence and energize the classroom with learning-by-doing opportunities.

- Richard Branson

Computer programming is quickly becoming an essential career skill. Learning to code is a fantastic opportunity equalizer—if you’re good at it, it can help you achieve your dreams.

- Cory Booker

Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.

- Bill Gates

Learning to code is useful no matter what your career ambitions are.

- Arianna Huffington

Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer... because it teaches you how to think.

- Steve Jobs