NPR podcast about the failure/decline of "learn to code", caution and concern these efforts shifted now to "everyone needs AI fluency", fear-based learning that isn't passion-based (well researched and source-based opinions)

r/codingbootcamp

u/ericswc wrote (the comment Michael replied to):

I took a lot of flak. A LOT of flak back in the day for shitting on the “everyone should l arb to code” folks. There were a lot of low aptitude, low passion, people getting sucked in by these boot camps and even regardless of what AI does, it wasn’t going to work out. I really

u/michaelnovati replied · Feb 12, 2026

It was very Silicon Valley, they push the limits, they live in the future, and that future only comes true if they are loud about the vision. I actually think every job can benefit from learning to code, but not everyone should be an engineer.