Programming languages come and go—and you will adapt. The popularity of programming languages change, and there is no guarantee that what we teach our kids today will be used by the time they enter ...

Enter “vibe coding”, a term that has swept the internet to describe the use of AI tools, including large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, to generate computer code even if you can’t program.

AI-assisted ‘vibe coding’ is sparking memes, debate, and backlash as programmers worry about low-effort code—and ensuing security risks.

That way, no matter what your first programming language, you can apply those skills towards learning a new one (maybe in as little as 21 minutes). Even kids' coding apps can be useful to start with.

“Thinking of coding as a literacy gives us access to new ways of teaching programming and thinking about its role in our lives,” she said in an interview. “If enough people say that coding is literacy ...