FT's John Burn-Murdoch: the 'learn to code' era looks over, with data to back it
jburnmurdoch · x · 2026-09-04
FT data journalist John Burn-Murdoch argues the "learn to code" era — when coding was seen as a great future bet, CS degrees boomed and bootcamps exploded — appears to be over, backed by the most concrete data he's encountered on the topic. He clarifies this doesn't mean people stop learning to code, just that it's no longer viewed as a guaranteed career bet.
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