Not being able to program is the illiteracy of this century.
While I agree with this sentiment, I think it's patently false. The vast majority of people have a hard enough time using Word or Excel, let alone being able to understand programming concepts or actually being able to program!
I have a hard time using word because it always tries to fight what I am trying to do. It is a complicated piece of software that requires quite a bit of time investment to actually understand how everything works.
While I agree with this sentiment, I think it's patently false. The vast majority of people have a hard enough time using Word or Excel, let alone being able to understand programming concepts or actually being able to program!