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It's true that high-school coding classes aren't essential for learning computer science in college.
誠(chéng)然，高中的編程課對(duì)于大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)課程來(lái)說(shuō)并不是必需的。
Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science.
卡耐基梅隆大學(xué)計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)學(xué)院副院長(zhǎng)湯姆·科爾蒂納這樣說(shuō)道，因?yàn)榧词故菦](méi)有編程經(jīng)驗(yàn)，學(xué)生也能在上過(guò)一些入門編程課程后趕上來(lái)。
However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial.
科爾蒂納說(shuō)，不過(guò)，較早地接觸計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)是有益處的。
When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that it's not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers — but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses.
當(dāng)年輕的學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)的時(shí)候，他們就會(huì)知道計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)并不是令人困惑、無(wú)窮盡的字母和數(shù)字串——而是一種工具，這種工具能編寫應(yīng)用程序、創(chuàng)造藝術(shù)作品或檢驗(yàn)假設(shè)。
It's not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students.
相比于大一點(diǎn)的學(xué)生，這些學(xué)生在轉(zhuǎn)變自己的思維過(guò)程方面的難度就小得多。
Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal.
把問(wèn)題分解為多個(gè)小的問(wèn)題，然后用代碼解決這些小問(wèn)題，這種方式成了常態(tài)。
Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.
給予更多孩子這樣的訓(xùn)練會(huì)讓更多的人對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)這一領(lǐng)域感興趣，同時(shí)還有助于彌補(bǔ)這一職業(yè)缺口。
Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.
學(xué)生在上大學(xué)之前，學(xué)習(xí)編程的一些知識(shí)也是有益處的，因?yàn)榇髮W(xué)里的計(jì)算科學(xué)入門課一向爆滿，這就可能會(huì)使那些對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)或者是還在猶豫的學(xué)生放棄這個(gè)專業(yè)。
The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamps that's become popular for adults looking for a career change.
熨斗學(xué)院是一所付費(fèi)編程培訓(xùn)學(xué)校，它創(chuàng)建之前只是眾多的編程訓(xùn)練營(yíng)之一，如今這所學(xué)院很受那些考慮更換職業(yè)的人的歡迎。
The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but "we try to gear lessons toward things they're interested in," said Victoria Friedman, an instructor.
編程講師維多利亞·弗里德曼說(shuō)道，高中生學(xué)的編程課程也是該校的那種，“他們盡量設(shè)置一些學(xué)生感興趣的課程。”
For instance, one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood.
例如，學(xué)生們正在開發(fā)一個(gè)根據(jù)用戶心情推薦電影的應(yīng)用。
The students in the Flatiron class probably won't drop out of high school and build the next Facebook.
熨斗編程培訓(xùn)班的學(xué)生可能不會(huì)高中輟學(xué)，然后創(chuàng)建出下一個(gè)“臉書”公司。
Programming languages have a quick turnover, so the "Ruby on Rails" language they learned may not even be relevant by the time they enter the job market.
編程語(yǔ)言的更新很快，因此等到他們進(jìn)入勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)時(shí)，他們所學(xué)的“Ruby on Rails”編程語(yǔ)言甚至與市場(chǎng)需求都不太相關(guān)。
But the skills they learn — how to think logically through a problem and organize the results — apply to any coding language, said Deborah Seehorn, an education consultant for the state of North Carolina.
北卡羅來(lái)納州教育顧問(wèn)黛博拉·希霍恩說(shuō)道，如何運(yùn)用邏輯思維思考問(wèn)題和理清結(jié)果，這些他們學(xué)到的技能適用于各種編程語(yǔ)言。
Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all.
的確，熨斗學(xué)院的學(xué)生可能根本就不會(huì)進(jìn)入IT行業(yè)。
But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes.
但培養(yǎng)一大批程序員并不是這些編程班的唯一目標(biāo)。
These kids are going to be surrounded by computers — in their pockets, in their offices, in their homes — for the rest of their lives.
在這些學(xué)生日后生活中，他們所處的環(huán)境中處處都有計(jì)算機(jī)——他們的口袋里、辦公室里和家里。
The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want — the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that — the better.
他們?cè)皆缰烙?jì)算機(jī)的工作原理，越早讓計(jì)算機(jī)為他們所用，越早掌握這種技能，就越好。
