Carson Gross on programming careers and learning in the AI era

On October 8, Hacker News featured Carson Gross's view of a programming career in the AI era. He argues programming is still worth entering, but junior programmers need to write code by hand and build the ability to read code and control system complexity. AI can serve as a teaching assistant for explaining concepts, understanding toolchains and clearing blockers. He adds that communication, business understanding and software architecture will matter more, calls the current hiring slump temporary, and suggests students look for jobs through friends and family. On October 9, Simon Willison's report presented Gross's view further: programming is fundamentally about solving problems with computers and controlling the complexity of the solution, and even with AI tools that ability will be worth more than it is today, so programming remains a viable career.

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