The future of computer programming is very bright because, today, educational tools are not limited to the rich class in society. Conversely, a decade ago, only the rich could afford a computer in the house, but today, almost every single family has at least one computer. Further, there are thousands of fresh and bright minds out there who are always tracking down the latest developments in computer programming.
Today, a course in computer programming is made available at a very young age at grade school. Most curriculums in schools have introduced educational materials that have computer programming languages and development tools. This is, however, still a continuing vision as it is projected that computer programming will be a mere subject such as arithmetic or writing. A recent study indicates that this vision is gradually unfolding, as youngsters are responding very positively to computer programming exercises.
Computer programming education is still a work in gradual progress. While even the simplest citizen can easily explain software designs, it means creativity and productivity will be plenteous. But the biggest question is the current future of computer programming. Will it skew on the art side or the engineering side, or will it be both? A famous computer architect, Mr. Gordon Morrison says that currently, computer programming is in the form of art. Thus, according to him, the existing knowledge is unsystematic and changeable.
He therefore suggests that when programming is changed into engineering, the future of computer programming will be steadier. A good way to predict the future of computer programming is to look at the science fiction films that have been produced of late. Long ago, TV series such as the New Adventures of Wonder Woman, which featured talking robots and computers, caused a lot of awe, but today such films are not impracticalities.
The recent past has seen very tremendous progress in hardware use, but software development still lags behind. Speculations say that programming languages will soon progress to the fifth generation, hence rendering the current languages outdated. However, software processes remain on the if-and-then stage and software users are wondering whether it will ever progress. Most users wonder whether software development has already produced its best, and whether there will be other developments. Computer users can, however, just sit, watch, predict and wonder what is in the pipeline for software development and programming novelty.