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Scott Sterling

Scott Sterling

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Scott Sterling is a former middle school English teacher, current freelance writer, and stay-at-home dad. He was coding HTML in middle school in the early 90's, which made him really successful with the ladies. He joined Digital Trends in 2012 and focuses primarily on popular culture, Apple, and social media. A graduate of the University of South Florida, he lives in St. Petersburg, Florida. You can find him on Twitter, @ScottIsSterling.

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Learning to code is the new carpentry; grab a hammer now

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