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David Bland on humanity's greatest challenge

1 Jul 2016 · 1 min

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David Bland argues that humanity's greatest challenge is improving how we write software. He calls for better CS education starting early, more diversity in tech, and stronger security as our world becomes increasingly connected through smart homes and appliances.

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I think one of today's greatest challenges for humanity is being able to write software. To be honest, it's kind of crazy, but you think about it, think of how many things in the world run software and how bad we are at creating good software. So if we're really going to survive as a species, I think we have to get better at software development. Everything's going to be connected in the future. Everything needs to be secure. You can't have your door hacked on your house or have to reboot your refrigerator. So I think we have to get better at software, and I think that starts with kids just really being included in CS really early on, being more diverse, and I think if we're gonna survive, we have to get better at software development. So that's what I think is the greatest challenge. Thank you.