When should kids learn to program computers?
In Rochester, officials are looking for ways to grow computer programmers locally. Surya Ghatty is one of a group of IBM and Mayo Clinic programmers and software developers mentoring local students, teaching young kids how to code even before their hands are big enough to stretch completely across a keyboard.
"We would like to see more jobs related to computer programming in town," said Jim Rogers, chairman of Mayo Clinic Ventures, which manages the clinic's intellectual properties and patents.
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Today's Question: When should kids learn to program computers?
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