Is 'coding' really a job of the future?

An apology for the 16-year-olds who were told it was

As you know, I’m on a short break from writing this Substack, due to several other very pressing projects. But every now and again an idea forces me to have a break from my break.

It is the end of another school year. As parents fret over how to spent the next six weeks of ‘holiday’, spare a thought for the current wave of year 11 students. They’ve had t…