On: President Obama calls on every American to learn code

[dinkumthinkum]

But you're just saying "be the best you can be rah rah." That's nice but not very interesting or actionable. Why even bother saying it?

[gaplus → dinkumthinkum]

hmm I suppose it seems obvious to some people, but I've met a number of people trying to become programmers for reasons that won't get them very far. Just my two cents.