# Learning to Code in the Age of AI

DevFeed: [Learning to Code in the Age of AI](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/learn-to-code-and-then-never-write-code-ever-again-32374.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://brianjenney.substack.com/p/learn-to-code-and-then-never-write>)

Author: Brian Jenney

Published: 2026-01-18T00:21:19Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Brian Jenney](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/brian-jenney.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion article argues that learning to code remains valuable even as AI generates code. It says coding knowledge helps developers verify, reason about, debug, and architect software systems rather than blindly trusting LLM output.

## Source excerpt

If you're trying to become a developer in 2026, it probably feels like you showed up to the party five minutes after it ended.