Computer Science Enrollments Plunge as AI Tools Rise
John Burn-Murdoch posted declines in computer science study over the last two years.
John Burn-Murdoch declared the learn to code era officially dead after noting big declines in people studying computer science in the US and UK over the last year or two. Revelio Labs stated that Computer Science plus IT now accounts for 7.5 percent of bachelor's degrees, down from a 2022 peak of 12.4 percent, while engineering grew to 18.4 percent. The Financial Times article tied to the post asks if AI is affecting degree choices, with applications rising for jobs most exposed to AI. Other posts discussed developer identity tied to coding skills and the value of low-level systems knowledge.
I hereby declare the "learn to code" era officially dead: Big declines in the number of people studying computer science in the last year or two 📉 Chart from this week’s edition of our newsletter on AI and the labour market…
Computer Science Enrollments Plunge as AI Tools Rise
John Burn-Murdoch posted declines in computer science study over the last two years.
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signüll@signullljust over a decade ago there was an entire startup category dedicated to teaching ppl how to code. bootcamps, online courses, learn to code everything.. not to mention so many ppl flooded into computer science after seeing the comp without knowing anything about it. less than…
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LU Lukas@lukcombinator@traversymedia every legacy codebase i've inherited from a human was already a mess before any ai touched it. the bar people compare ai code against is mostly imaginary
BE Bencun@bencun93@htmx_org Learning and programming 8086 assembly for an entire semester was the best thing that ever happened to me in college.
TC Third Century Crisis Actor@4zGhi@signulll In the long run my refusal to learn has been vindicated
LD Lame dev@neurorage195@kamilkazani this is a very silly comparison
PL PlyableOne@PlyableOne@htmx_org Humans cant handle C. You included.