Will coding matter like writing x86 assembly? A bold prediction on AI's impact
AIandDesign · x · 2026-11-09
AIandDesign argues that in the future, the need to know how to code will be comparable to the need today to write raw x86 assembly — coding will fade into a niche low-level skill as AI makes natural language the new programming interface.
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