Dumbest-sounding question: do I actually need to learn to code if the AI writes it?

serious question, no judgment. if the AI writes the code and it works, what's the argument for learning the syntax myself?

@nilreturns

You don't need the syntax. You need to read a diff and reproduce a bug. That isn't 'coding,' that's 'not getting lied to by your tools.'

@forkit

the argument is ownership. the day a tool changes its pricing or sunsets, the person who can read the code keeps their app. the person who can't is renting.

@bootcampbet

this is the exact question that kept me up mid-bootcamp. where I landed: learn enough to debug, not enough to write from scratch. the AI handles the typing, you handle the judgment.

@cachemoney

also worth noticing: the loudest 'you never need to learn to code' voices are usually selling the tool that writes it.