Learning to code may not save your career after all

Despite all its lauding, simply learning to code may not guarantee a future career path, according to Australian PM and Shadow Minister for the Digital Economy, Ed Husic. At a recent Australian Computer Society (ACS) meeting, Husic spoke on the adamance of many politicians in recommending children learn to code to address future changes in the job market. The assumption, he said, is that once we get everyone learning to code, that "everything is going to be safe." Coding, however, isn't the end-all-be-all for meeting the needs of future job seekers, Jusic said. Advances in technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will impact software development in a way that will make coding "good to know, but it's not going to be the safety hatch you all make it out to be," Husic said.