Learning to code in 2018 took 5 skills; in 2026 it takes one prompt
JafarNajafov · x · 2026-11-10
The author contrasts two eras of "learning to code": in 2018 you trudged through HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React, built projects, then got hired. In 2026 — the post cuts off there, implying a single prompt now replaces the whole path in the AI coding era.
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