svpino: 'Writing Code' Is Worth Very Little Now — Programmers Must Move Up the Stack
AIandDesign · x · 2026-10-23
svpino argues that the market value of raw coding skill has collapsed: people who made a living selling their ability to write JavaScript, CSS or Python are watching years of hard-earned skill depreciate, and anyone who still believes AI can't do their job is "in denial." But he notes coding was never the most valuable part of the job — the best people at companies generate ideas, design solutions, architect systems, and troubleshoot problems. His take: programmers who only know how to write code in a particular language have their days numbered, and the durable value lies in problem-solving and system design.
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