Steve Furber: why kids are turned off computing

One of the UK's tech leaders believes students are staying away from computing classes because they teach nothing but the boring basics. Professor Steve Furber - the legendary Acorn and ARM processor designer - is working with the Royal Society to figure out why the number of students taking A-Level computing classes has halved in the past eight years, and why students who love technology aren't signing up to study the subject. via Steve Furber: why kids are turned off computing | Interviews | News | PC Pro.