So I’ve been learning to code for a while now — mostly backend stuff with Java and Python, and more recently frontend and some AI tools.
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about what it even means to "learn programming" these days. With AI tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, etc., popping up everywhere, the way we write code is definitely changing
So I want to ask: how should we learn to code in the future? I’m not really sure yet.
Maybe the way we’ve always learned — reading docs, building stuff, getting stuck, Googling things — is still the core of it. But now with AI in the picture, it feels like the rules are shifting.
Do we still need to memorize syntax? Should we spend time debugging by hand, or just ask the AI? Is it okay if we never fully understand how some piece of code works, as long as it runs?
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AI is a very useful tool, it will do what you tell it and will gladly support you in everything you tell it. But it can also be treacherous. I think it's always the experience that's the most important. To know the whole process of software development and architecture. That's why I would focus on more complex learning to know exactly what you want from AI. I wish you success.