Programing skills are still important

 

With convenient communications on the internet, people can collaborate more effectively across distances than ever before. Tremendous applications, social media platforms, and AI-enhanced translations and tools provide us with unprecedented support in various types of work. Nowadays, there are even AI tools capable of automating programming, and many software companies, such as Microsoft, have laid off employees in recent years. Given these developments, it's plausible that programming skills are not as important as they once were.

But wait a second, how have tremendous enhancements and improvements been made in recent years? I think it's all based on the explosive improvement of AI, which itself is based on programming.

There are even more deficiencies for not having any programming skill. People face more information nowadays, including misinformation and potential risks from the internet. There are phishing applications that steal users' private information, malfunctioning software charging high expenses, and freeware embedded with Trojan viruses and backdoors, among others. If people entirely trust any AI app to do their programming, it's hard to avoid the possibility that these codes might contain something harmful..

Besides, this shift creates new demands for programmers who can:

• Work with AI tools effectively (e.g., prompt engineering for code generation).
• Understand complex AI systems.
• Architect sophisticated solutions involving AI.
• Handle the ethical implications and biases within AI.
• Innovate beyond what current AI can do.
• Maintain and troubleshoot AI-generated code.

 

So, even with the increasing convenience of tools available on the internet, I believe improving programming skills remains important. Python is a great choice, given its wide compatibility for various uses. Reddit and Kaggle are excellent hubs for learning programming. I will use them to improve my programming skills.