On a planet on which technology is the biggest growth industry, it makes sense to ensure that every young person has an opportunity to access and understand the nature of tech, regardless of sex, sexuality or race, does it not?

We may need some education

Apple thinks it does. And this is why it has joined pretty much every tech firm, school district and many local governments in lending its support to the Hour of Code event, led by code.org.

The campaign aims to reach 100 million students by the end of the 2014 — the idea is to break down barriers that surround computer science and also to break down the ghastly white male tech geek stereotype that steers girls and minorities away from entering the field. 

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