Yes. Absolutely. It’s like asking if it’s worth learning to read.
AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot are incredible. They write code faster than you ever could. But they’re tools, not replacements.
You still need to know what to build. You need to understand what the AI generates. You need to spot bugs, optimize performance, and make architectural decisions. You need to know when the AI is wrong.
Without coding knowledge, you’re just copying and pasting magic spells you don’t understand. That works until it doesn’t. Then you’re stuck.
Learning to code teaches you how to think systematically. How to break problems into smaller pieces. How to debug when things fail. These skills transfer everywhere.
AI makes you more productive, not obsolete. A developer with AI tools is 10x more powerful than someone who can’t code using AI tools.
It’s like airplanes. Planes are 95% autopilot, but you still need a trained pilot. When things go wrong at 30,000 feet, the autopilot can’t save you. The pilot can.
The real question isn’t whether coding is worth learning. It’s whether you want to be someone who builds things or someone who asks others to build things for them.
Code is literacy for the digital age. Learn it.