Tim Cook: Learning to code is more important than learning English

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Tim thinks learning to code should be required in all schools.
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If you’re a young student looking to learn a new language, you might want to consider Swift before learning how to speak English, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

During his trip to France, Cook sat down with Konbini to talk about how apps have changed the world. When it comes to expressing yourself, Cook says that Swift and other coding languages are the only way to communicate with over 7 billion people in the world.

Watch the full interview:

"Si j'étais un écolier de 10 ans, je pense que ce serait plus important d'apprendre le code que l'anglais"

On s'est entretenus avec Tim Cook, le CEO d'Apple

Posted by Konbini on Tuesday, October 10, 2017

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