Hi Reader,

If you're just starting out building technical skills, or maybe you're not as far along as you'd like to be, you might be wondering...

When AI can do everything in the blink of an eye...

is it still worth learning to code? Is it worth learning Git anymore, when AI agents can just write the command for you? Heck, is it even worth learning data techniques, statistical analysis, all of that?

Like anyone who's deep in this space, I caught myself stopping to think about this seriously not too long ago.

But now, if you'd ask me? I'd say "Hell yes."

IMHO, using AI to be more efficient, and actually learning to understand what you're doing, are two completely different things.

Both matter. But they are not the same, one doesn't replace the other.

A comment from someone on one of my videos says it better than I could (I appreciate the typos, because it means he wrote it himself 🤣):

A few days ago, I looked into the 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey.

The data is telling. In 2025, most developers are frustrated with "AI solutions that are almost right, but not quite" (66%). And that frustration often leads straight to the second-biggest pain point: "Debugging AI-generated code is more time-consuming" (45%).

In short, AI is not a magic oracle. You still need to know what you're doing, to fix stuff and even to notice something's off (even subtly) in the first place.

When I compared the numbers with previous years, an interesting pattern emerged:

More people are using AI for coding than ever before, but trust in AI outputs, and positive sentiment overall, is actually declining.

(Full disclaimer: Claude help me create this chart using the survey data, I further refined the visual. Huge time-saver for this kind of things!

So, if you're worried your skills don't matter or what's the point of learning from the basics, I'd say this:

Fundamentals matter and will matter more than ever. Don't stop learning!

And by the way, Python is having its moment! The language is growing faster than it has in a decade.

The reason is simple: Python is the go-to language for AI, data science, and back-end development. Every major AI framework, every new SDK, nearly every AI innovation releases Python support first.

So if you're still on the fence about learning Python or advance your level, I believe it's never going to go to waste. It expands your stack, and opens up a lot of exciting things you can build (this training can help you get there).

Chào,

Thu