If my experience under Standard Grade and Higher (2009–2012) is anything to go by, “Computing” as it was then focused a lot on Office tools and the components of a computer, leaving only roughly a 1/3 of the time toward algorithms and coding. This may well have improved with Nationals 4 and 5 and the revamped Higher course.

If we want to encourage more pupils to study CS, I think we need to hammer home the true potential CS has to offer. Share more stories on what developers build, why they build it, and how large an impact their work can have on the wider world.