The book "Aspirations for a programming nation" is for startups and tech people, calling on everyone to join the digital citizen generation, contributing to the 4.0 revolution.
In September, Tre Publishing House released the book Aspiration for a Programming Nation by author Nguyen Thanh Tung (Co-founder, CEO of a Technology Education - Startup ecosystem).
The book is structured like a pirate "treasure map" with two major voyages, written in autobiographical form.
The first part is about 5 "ports" that the author passed through, corresponding to the times of giving up and transforming in the 10-year journey of trial and error.
It is a series of stages in which the author dropped out of college, gave up his job as an international programmer, started a business, bankrupted his first company, stopped applying for MBA scholarships, laid the foundation for a non-profit technology education organization...
The second voyage is the 5 "treasures" that Mr. Tung and his teammates "discovered": developing educational organizations, calling for venture capital from international funds during the Covid-19 pandemic.
With a total capital raised of more than 18 million USD, the author has turned the original organization into a large-scale technology education startup in Southeast Asia.
Cover of the book "Aspirations for a programming nation" (Photo: Tre Publishing House).
From the beginning, the author aspired to become a "unicorn" but needed to be realistic and have his own path. He and his colleagues chose to follow the spirit of "cockroaches".
"A true startup means that no matter how difficult it is, the entrepreneurial spirit cannot be defeated. Isn't that like cockroaches, the more difficult the situation, the stronger the survival ability, the more unexpected ways of existence are created... The more problems, the more determined to solve the problems," said Mr. Tung.
The interesting dialogue between him and his co-founder speaks to his strong will:
"One evening at the beginning of the second period of social distancing (May 2021), Ha San (the company's right-hand man and left-hand man) asked: "What if the company has to close in the worst case scenario? Are you worried?"
I calmly replied: "I will open another company. Covid-19 will pass, a new epidemic may strike, but the entrepreneurial spirit will last forever."
In the book, the author also shares the steps and achievements on the path to realizing the dream of a programming nation: implementing an IT teaching program, becoming a strategic sponsor and partner in implementing the Project "Supporting students to start a business by 2025 (2022-2025 period)"...
The Dream of a Programming Nation does not make grandiose slogans, does not glorify achievements, and is not shy about writing about one's own failures and bumpy journeys. The book encourages the spirit of "making mistakes and correcting them" in the young generation.
For the author, promoting learning 4.0 ++ (innovative learning in the 4.0 technology revolution and perhaps 5.0, 6.0 in the near future) will go hand in hand with the image of a "programming nation".
That is where each of us becomes a digital citizen with knowledge and capacity in technology, becoming a creative nucleus of the country. Generations follow each other to contribute to the common breakthrough of humanity and history.
With a simple, humorous and reader-friendly writing style, the author interweaves the startup story with other highly topical social and educational issues.
Explaining the subtitle of the book: From English to Code, Mr. Tung cites that each revolution brings with it a new language, which is proof of the achievements it brings to the masses.
Post-Meiji Japan had a new vocabulary for technical terms. Post-Second Industrial Revolution Europe was immersed in the language of mass media (advertising, silent films, photography).
In the post-Third Industrial Revolution world, according to the book The World is Flat (Thomas Friedman), all countries caught up in the globalization game (due to the rapid development of computing - the Internet) are forced to choose a common language. The United States, the leader of the game, has chosen English as the global language.
And with the fourth industrial revolution, technology and its specific skills become the new language of all humanity.
"Programming is not just a profession, but a language. Like any other language, a programming language is a means of communication and a tool of thinking.
"Learners of this language must develop comprehensive thinking to solve life's problems using programming tools and communicate using programming means towards the goal of coexistence at a global level," the author explains.
Phuong Hoa (According to dantri.com.vn)
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