Ask HN: Should kids be learning to code for the real world?

It's great that learning to code is the new literacy, or whichever term you use to express its importance.

But I'm wondering if the growing enthusiasm will lead to too much coding in the abstract.

If you were advising a kid, would you stress the importance of coding for things in the real world, such as gadgets, electronics and machinery?

You might, for example, suggest they learn in parallel with learning Arduino.

Or is all coding good coding?