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Less than 1% of women going to college plan to major in computer science, according to the American Association of University Women. Those are bleak numbers. What will prompt more women to get into coding? The first step: paying teachers to recruit girls to take coding classes.

THE KAPOR CENTER CODING LANDSCAPE DATABASE The Kapor Center has collected information on 300+ programs or software that teach youth and adults elements of computer science and coding. This is not an exhaustive list, as this field is rapidly growing.

SAN FRANCISCO - A new educational institution, the coding boot camp, is quietly emerging as the vocational school for the digital age, devoted to creating software developers. These boot camps reflect the start-up ethic: small for-profit enterprises that are fast (classes are two to four months), nimble (revising curriculum to meet industry needs) and unconcerned with SAT scores or diplomas.

Programming is one of the most valuable skills you can pick up in these modern times, whether for career prospects or to stretch your brain and create something awesome. If you're just getting started on your coding journey, here are ten tips and resources to set you off on the right foot.

Choosing a programming language takes a lot of consideration: what do you want to do with the language, what platforms you're working with, and what salary range can you expect in the field, and more. This infographic gives you a ton of information about some of the more popular languages.

In 2010, 51 percent of people working in science and engineering occupations in the United States were white men, according to the National Science Foundation. As technology becomes more intertwined with everyday life, opportunities to create, monitor and administer that technology are at an all-time high.

Engineers from Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter helped create this tutorial. Angry Birds™ & © 2009 - 2013 Rovio Entertainment Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Plants vs. Zombies™ & © 2013 Electronic Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Unemployment in the U.S. is declining, as demand for new jobs picks up across the country, and nowhere is the need more acutely felt than in tech industry. With its heady mix of Horatio Alger rags-to-riches success stories, its emphasis on individualism and privileging hard work and education, no industry is a better poster child for post-industrial American capitalism than the startup world of coders, marketers, and salesman.

The students in Kirsten Lunzer's fourth-grade class watch as Codey the Troll crosses their computer screen, guided by the program they wrote to leap obstacles and collect blue jelly beans. These programming-savvy students in Minnetonka are on the leading edge of a new high-tech era that has Minnesota schools scrambling to respond to student demand for computer science classes that teach them how to develop software, apps, games and websites.

LMIwise delivers regional supply and demand information for academic program planning and review. Search by occupation or program code or keyword.

As a developer evangelist, I end up attending a lot of hackathons. I have a ton of fun at these events, helping attendees get their apps working and writing code of my own. My parents were very excited to learn about SendGrid and what Developer Evangelism is, but telling my parents, that "I love going to hackathons" elicited a more alarmed response.

Learn about a new "superpower" that isn't being taught in 90% of US schools.

It's becoming increasingly clear that computer science education grapples with a stubborn image problem. And it's one that we simply cannot afford to ignore any longer.