Top Talent Shouldn't Learn Syntax: Natural Language Specs Now Write the Code

deepakns · x · 2026-09-13

Part 3/n of deepakns' thread (quoting 2/n). He argues the smartest with raw talent need not waste time learning syntax, frameworks and code execution—code can be generated via natural language with clear specifications, freeing time for thinking, evaluating and judging. The quoted 2/n notes that 3-5 years ago students had to learn marketable skills on top of coursework amid industry complaints about the theory-practice gap.

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