What are the three most important things non-programmers should know about programming? This question was originally answered on Quora by Ken Mazaika.

As the Rotterdam Film Festival fires its programming team, questions arise about what it would take to better protect this profession.

It’s spooky. It’s esoteric. It’s also the key to understanding the rise and relevance of functional programming.

Everyone is a programmer now — you just have to say something to the computer.” Wait a second, though — wasn’t coding supposed to be one of the can’t-miss careers of the digital age?