The Machine Can Write the Code. You Still Have to Know What the Hell You’re Doing.
If artificial intelligence can write better code than most humans, why bother learning how to program? Because programming was never just about writing code. It was about understanding problems, challenging assumptions, testing solutions, and recognizing when a machine has done exactly what it was told—and gotten everything wrong. As AI makes software development faster and more accessible, computational literacy becomes more important, not less. Learning to program isn't about competing with the machines. It's about knowing what to ask them to build, whether the result works, and when to tell them to stop.