I can't even count the number of times ideas from programming and CS have leaked outside its domain context and given me hints on how to solve problems in completely different domains in 'real' life. Just for that alone, programming is worth learning and doing.
I am also an AI-skeptic and don't fall for the hype. Sure, agentic coding is the new shiny, but AI has been around for some years now, and yet the results of AI-produced software are underwhelming (and require a lot of human handhodling).
I am also an AI-skeptic and don't fall for the hype. Sure, agentic coding is the new shiny, but AI has been around for some years now, and yet the results of AI-produced software are underwhelming (and require a lot of human handhodling).