When you learn on your own, you're responsible for: Choosing what to learn next Deciding what "good enough" looks like Knowing when you're ready to move on Evaluating whether your work reflects real-world expectations Most beginners don't struggle because they lack discipline. They struggle because they don't yet have the context to make good learning decisions.
AI has rapidly become a reliable coding assistant for many developers -- so much so that many are wondering about the future of the entire profession. Entry-level coding jobs are dwindling for recent grads as teams offload junior tasks to AI assistants; at the same time, experts cite the real limitations of these tools as proof that engineers will never actually become obsolete.
The Farmer Was Replaced requires you to program a drone to automate repetitive farming tasks as you attempt to become the world's most efficient farmer. To do that, you need to use a Python-like language, which makes the game look like a fun, beginner-friendly introduction to the programming language (see our pick of the best game development software if you want to realise your own dream game).
As AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot and Codex become more prominent, certain aspects of coding are being automated. For instance, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said in the company's first quarter earnings call this year that over 30% of Google's code is AI-generated. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in April that for some company projects, AI writes between 20% and 30% of the code, and it's increasingly using agents to review code, as well.
Rodrigo Girão Serrão emphasizes the importance of vocabulary versus idioms in programming, explaining how understanding idioms can elevate one's coding skills in Python.
"I strongly believe that every kid, every child, should learn coding... We should actually teach them coding in school, in the same way that we teach them physics and geography..."
