High school students still gain benefits from learning programming despite AI tools that automate coding. Programming cultivates a structured intellect capable of breaking complicated problems into pieces and strengthens problem‑solving and critical‑thinking abilities. These cognitive skills can transfer to other domains even if programming itself becomes less central. Practical familiarity with code also supports effective interaction with AI systems and more precise prompt engineering. Contrasting views note that AI can enable people to generate code via natural‑language prompts, which may reduce the need to master specific programming languages for some tasks.
"One skill that is at premium, and will continue being at premium, is to have a really structured intellect that can break complicated problems into pieces,"
"That might not be programming in the future, but programming is a fine way to acquire that skill. So are other kinds of domains where you need to think a lot."
"Whenever I hear people say, 'Don't learn to code,' it's like, do I want an airplane pilot who doesn't understand aerodynamics?"
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