Supporters of CoderDojo believe it is part of the solution to address the global shortage[1][2] of programmers by getting young people more involved with ICT learning.

[5] James and Bill were self-taught programmers and wanted to create a space where young people could learn code in a social environment.

The emergent CoderDojo received positive reviews from newspapers including BBC,[11] CNN,[12] The Guardian,[13] The Irish Times[14] and TechCrunch.

[15] In 2023, Dr Abeer Alsheaibi of the School of Computer Science and Statistics published her phd thesis An Investigation of Teaching Approaches in a Non-formal Setting: An Exploratory Case Study of Irish CoderDojos [16] Many CoderDojo volunteers focus on improving the extreme shortage of women in technology[17][18] by using specific strategies to engage girls.

Some Dojos run special CoderDojo Girls sessions to encourage young women to participate in computer science.