After repeatedly stressed during his presidency the importance and programming computers for the future of the United States, Barack Obama went to the act. On the occasion of the week devoted to computer science in the schools of the country, he became the first US president to write a computer program.
Surrounded by students at a New Jersey college, the president was sitting at a computer at the White House to write a few lines of code. His program, which draws a square on the screen, is technically simple.
But according to Hadi Partovi, a co-founder of Code.org, an NGO dedicated to education to information technology, it is the objective of the maneuver. "Every single programming begins," he tells Wired, "Nobody starts by creating a complicated game."
The media , said that last year the US President had published in an online video, encouraged young people to study IT. "If we want the United States remains at the forefront, we need that young Americans as you master the tools and technologies that will change the way we do almost everything. Do you even lift
It also summarizes the importance of IT today by a 2.0 update formula JFK: "Learning these skills is not just important for your future, it's also important for the future of your country. "
In this video, in English, Barack Obama appears writing his first program, thanks to the indications of a schoolgirl. "Gently, gently, because I am an old man" jokes the American president who nevertheless manages its task.
Watch the video of Barack Obama in which he invites young Americans to develop computer skills.
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