{"slug": "ask-hn-how-much-coding-should-beginners-learn-in-the-ai-era", "title": "Ask HN: How much coding should beginners learn in the AI era?", "summary": "A Hacker News user asks how much coding beginners should learn in the AI era, given the rise of AI tools that can generate code. The question highlights the uncertainty about the future value of coding skills as AI advances.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: How much coding should beginners learn in the AI era?\n2 points\nby\nJohnDSDev\n7 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\ndiscuss\nAs someone who wants to work in tech in the future, say 5-10 years from now, to what extent do you think coding will be a valuable skill? How much should I learn?\nhelp\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-much-coding-should-beginners-learn-in-the-ai-era", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48662310", "published_at": "2026-06-24 16:31:13+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-24 16:40:00.891660+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-much-coding-should-beginners-learn-in-the-ai-era", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-much-coding-should-beginners-learn-in-the-ai-era.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-much-coding-should-beginners-learn-in-the-ai-era.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-how-much-coding-should-beginners-learn-in-the-ai-era.jsonld"}}