Understanding the Role of Software Engineers Explained

One of the most respected leaders in AI, Andrew Ng, said telling others to stop learning to code because “AI will automate it” might go down as some of the worst career advice ever. ✅ Yes, you should absolutely learn to code. ✅ Structured problem-solving is still one of the most valuable skills in the world. ❌ But the old way of learning—outdated bootcamps, generic online courses, even some college CS programs will slow you down. Spending 6 months learning HTML/CSS/React just to build simple web

As artificial intelligence tools begin to handle more junior programming tasks — with routine tasks like writing basic code, running tests and creating documentation now often automated — some companies are re-thinking how and whether they need to hire entry-level software engineers.