We’re releasing a completely new platform that targets people with no programming knowledge and gives them an engaging and fun environment to learn in.
Over everything else we wanted to emphasize creativity and exploration and make it approachable for people of all ages, including young kids.
Earlier this year, a meme started suggesting everyone should learn to code. The hype and criticism have probably died down by now, but given the appropriate environment, I think there is some value in giving people an taste of what is involved in building the software and websites they use every day.
The Khan Academy Computer Science project looks like a neat way for non-programmers to dip their metaphorical toes into the coding waters.