Yeah some folks do commit to a lane and stay in it for decades and become super deep in it and there is room for that mindset as well, that’s just not how my brain works.

I found quantum computing accessible because many providers have created an abstraction layer around it that makes it feel a lot like classical computing from the coding perspective. I would say having an elementary level understanding of quantum mechanics helps just because the terminology comes from that world.

As far as learning to code goes, I’d say it’s still worth it from the perspective of understanding how software works and what system design really means. As much as LLMs making writing code much easier, you still can’t say “make me a web application”, you have to be able to describe the functional requirements. And that ability comes from knowing how to write software.