If a 10-year-old can become an ace web programmer, why can't a liberal arts graduate?

With a rising demand for coding skills in the job market, technical know-how has become one of the most sought-after resume-builders. And as the story of fifth-grader Nick Wald in Wednesday's Journal showed, those who want to learn have a variety of new options. Even Nancy Pelosi has gotten in on the act.

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