Should I learn to code if AI can do it?

This is the most debated question in tech education right now, and the honest answer is: it depends on your goals.

If you want to build products and start a business, you don't need traditional coding education. Focus on understanding how apps work conceptually-databases, APIs, authentication, deployment-while using AI to handle implementation. You'll pick up coding patterns naturally through use.

If you want to work as a developer, understanding code deeply still matters. AI is a tool that makes developers more productive, not a replacement. The developers who thrive will be those who understand code well enough to guide AI, review its output, and fix its mistakes.

The middle path most people should take: Learn enough to be dangerous. Understand what a function is, how data flows through an app, what an API does. Don't spend six months on algorithm courses before building anything. Build things, and learn the concepts you need along the way.

The worst approach is waiting until you 'know enough' to start. The best way to learn is by building real things, and AI makes that possible from day one.