When Code Is Hot

Suddenly programming is sexy. Codecademy is drawing hundreds of thousands to its online programming tutorials. "Those jumping on board say they are preparing for a future in which the Internet is the foundation for entertainment, education and nearly everything else ... ensuring that they are not left in the dark ages," says a recent New York Times piece. The NYT's Randall Stross went on to write about how "many professors of computer science say college graduates in every major should understand software fundamentals." At parties these days, people are more impressed when I say I write apps than when I say I've had a few novels published. How weird is that? Is this the long-fabled Triumph of the Geek? If so, it should seem unreservedly great to those of us who started programming when we were ten and haven't much stopped since. So why does this sudden surge of enthusiasm make me feel so uneasy?

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