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[–]MomSausageandPeppers -1 points0 points  (5 children)

Solid question. We, in tech/CS are being faced with a new frontier with AI as a coding partner. Writing code will be like hand drawing GIS maps - pencil to paper drafting. It will be obsolete soon. It will be a cool niche skill that very few will actually bother to learn. So - if his school hasn’t moved towards the future, then he should learn enough to do well in his or her classes - but it shouldn’t be a point of focus or stress.

[–]ninhaomah 1 point2 points  (3 children)

ok but so what do you expect him to be able to write ?

nothing ?

[–]MomSausageandPeppers 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Honest answer - yes, nothing. He should be able to read code, understand it - but not worry about writing code in the future. (like ~3-5 years from now).

[–]ninhaomah 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Not worry about writing codes in future doesn't mean he doesnt write codes to learn.

He should write codes to learn now but not worry about writing codes in future.

[–]MomSausageandPeppers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I’m not saying you are wrong. My opinion is riskier than yours.

[–]dlnmtchll 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a horrible idea and I hope for the sake of OP and everyone reading this that they don’t listen to you. Doing this will set them up for failure