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For the most part, I think he's right - learn to think, learn to break down problems, learn to communicate clearly.

Learning to code is still one way to achieve those things.

I no longer think you should learn to code.

I understand all the cope. It was hard arrive at this conclusion.

There are obvious domain exceptions—but the trend is hard to miss.

Between my OSS work, Codecademy, and Replit I’ve popularized learning to code more than anyone else.

A good chunk of my life’s work. Bittersweet

Amjad Masad

For the most part, I think he's right - learn to think, learn to break down problems, learn to communicate clearly.

Learning to code is still one way to achieve those things.

https://x.com/amasad/status/1905261929452519838

𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚘𝚕𝚎.𝚕𝚘𝚐('𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚍𝚎𝚛, 𝚌𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚎 𝚍𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚎𝚛, 𝚙𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚙𝚑𝚎𝚛')

https://linktr.ee/0xbenj

Agree but I wouldn't chuck coding on to the burner. Case in point, all the vibe coders who can spin up apps real quick but aren't able to debug problems when they appear.
The profession won't be the same, but it doesn't mean you don't still need the skillset. My 2c anyway.

It's excellent if you want to develop your critical & creative thinking skills. Just don't expect the profession of coding to be the same in the next decade.