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Learning to code in the AI era: your survival guide

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What to learn, in what order, when AI writes the code.

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The question it answers

  1. Do I still need to learn to code, or is prompting enough?

Read with it

  1. The strongest case against grinding syntax, from Replit's CEO. developers.slashdot.org Article 'No longer think you should learn to code,' says CEO of AI coding startup Slashdot / Amjad Masad
  2. Engineers stress-test the claim; both sides make you smarter. news.ycombinator.com Article Hacker News debates Masad's 'don't learn to code' Hacker News
  3. Why computational thinking beats syntax mastery, argued at length. possible.fm Podcast Amjad Masad on vibe coding, AI agents, and the end of boilerplate Possible (Reid Hoffman)
  4. An Indian lens on what 'developer' even means now. analyticsindiamag.com Article Can Replit convince a billion people there's no need to learn to code? Analytics India Magazine
  5. A thoughtful middle path between 'learn everything' and 'learn nothing'. every.to Article AI and the future of programming Every (Dan Shipper)
  6. The counter-argument from the world's most famous AI teacher. hyper.ai Article Andrew Ng criticizes 'vibe coding', emphasizes learning to code despite AI HyperAI / Andrew Ng
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