When AI can write code: Students rethink learning, exams, and careers

AI's coding capabilities prompt students to reevaluate the value of traditional computer science education and future career paths.
The Conversation

What is vibe coding? A computer scientist explains what it means to have AI write computer code − and what risks that can entail

Chetan Jaiswal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
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Students learning to code during Computer Science Education Week

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Pa. — You might not think about how we use technology daily, but it is at the top of teachers' minds throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. "We are going—we're going to do ...
Communications of the ACM

The Process-Object Duality of Learning Programming in the GenAI Era

GenAI may be accelerating a developmental transition in how learners conceptualize programming itself.
Ars Technica

AI coding assistant refuses to write code, tells user to learn programming instead

On Saturday, a developer using Cursor AI for a racing game project hit an unexpected roadblock when the programming assistant abruptly refused to continue generating code, instead offering some ...
Education Week

AI Can Generate Code. Is That a Threat to Computer Science Education?

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then ...
Forbes

Myth Or Reality: Will AI Replace Computer Programmers?

Have computer programmers innovated themselves out of a job? That’s the fear driving theories that AI will remove the need for humans who can write computer code. Today's most sophisticated large ...
Time

Kids Still Need to Learn to Code in the AI Era

The public narrative about the value of a computer science degree has long centered around the promise of six-figure salaries and a secure career path. Today, headlines about a computer science ...

Positioned to win the tech game? Bay State’s K-12 computer science ed varies widely

WESTFIELD — On a recent morning, students in Renee Sweeney’s engineering class at Westfield High School tinkered with their robots. They worked on writing code to tell the robots how to move. Soon, ...
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Why I'm Learning to Code in the Age of Vibe Coding

Vibe coding is the trend now, with many people claiming you don’t need to learn to code anymore because of it. But I’m going the other way, and I'll share with you why. Every day I log into Reddit, I ...
The Conversation

Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?

Anabela Malpique has received funding from The Ian Potter Foundation and currently receives funding from The Collier Charitable Foundation. Deborah Pino Pasternak has received funding from the ...