HN – Ask HN: Would you tell your kids to learn to code?

I'm luckily old enough to have both early exposure to the joy of solving problems with programming and mathematics, but I fully embrace the fact that the field doesn't have any place for those who enjoy the activity itself anymore. Now it's all about feeling empowered to prompt on subscription and see magic unfolding, and it's a matter of time until the languages we know know are treated like a low level abstraction in the same way assembly is.

With this trajectory of our field, would you instill a sense of curiosity and creativity towards programming if your son or daughter expresses an interest towards it? If yes, why? If no, why?

Ask HN: Would you tell your kids to learn to code?

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