The death of web development education
ibobev · hn · 2026-10-02
A long-form essay argues web development education is collapsing as AI coding tools erode the incentive to learn fundamentals like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from scratch. The HN discussion debates whether developers still need systematic foundational learning, and what this means for the future of educational content and skill transmission.
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