I disagree. When I look at people shouting at their laptop or mobile phone because "this shit doesn't do what I want", I wish they were exposed at least to a little bit of programming. It changes the way you think. You think in a more logical way, you become better at solving problems. So next time when this shit doesn't do what they want, they might think of a way to work around it. Life is more pleasant when you don't fight the technology but try to understand it instead.
If you learn how to drive a car, you should learn how the engine works. Makes you a better driver.
However, programming, while a valuable skill in and of itself, sacrificing more fundamental academics in order to make room for it isn't the way to go.
Good teams are diverse, whether it's in sex, color, religion, nationality or preferred working conditions. I wish companies offered both open and private space. And by private space I don't mean a beanbag in the other side of the room. Some days I don't mind the chatter around me, and some days my stomach makes the loudest and strangest gurgling noises that you can imagine and I'd rather my coworkers didn't hear them.
I used to use Evernote, now I use Microsoft OneNote. I can't imagine GitHub would be any easier to use. Your problem is likely one of consistency rather than the medium itself.
