AI can write code, what will newcomers use to level up?
In the last few months, while writing code using tools like Claude or Codex, my most striking realization wasn’t that “programmers are obsolete,” but rather that many tasks that used to be given to newcomers for practice can now generate a basic first draft themselves. Whether it’s creating a scaffold, adding several tests, or making small modifications on the fly—after running through these operations, the speed is genuinely fast, so fast it feels almost bittersweet.
For someone like me, who graduated ten years ago, frankly, this is more about increasing efficiency. Because I generally know where it’s reliable and where it isn’t; where something looks functional but actually has pitfalls hidden further down the line. But for fresh graduates, this topic isn’t so straightforward. AI isn’t just here to take over a few hours of manual labor; it feels more like it is compressing the traditional path of how a newcomer goes from zero knowledge to proficiency. This is also why I wanted to write about it separately.