In an era in which the digital economy is thriving amid mushrooming start-ups, more Indonesian people are eager to learn to talk in the language of computers. The programming languages of JavaScript, Python and the like are increasingly being heard among people of all ages, ranging from children to adult professionals, who are flocking to a growing number of coding schools in the country. These schools provide not only lessons, both online and offline, but many also offer certification that will help their students land jobs in the information technology (IT) field that almost always show up on companies' job vacancy notices. The prices range, with offline classes charging tens of millions of rupiah for a few months' worth of classes. A student at the Purwadhika coding school in Jakarta, Prikenang “Kenang” Prasty, 24, said he quit studying accounting at th...