Ask HN: High school student – is learning programming still worthwhile?

As a high school student, I’m trying to figure out what major I’m interested in. About half a year ago, I thought EECS was a great major for some STEM students like me, because I see many of the world's most influential entrepreneurs, such as Elon Musk and Jensen Huang, have built companies around software, hardware, and artificial intelligence, helping advance technological and society.Recently, however, I have been exposed to a variety of AI-powered programming tools, such as Claude Code and Codex. I was amazed by how capable these tools have become. They can generate websites, make software, even help solve hardware problems, and they can also help people with little programming experience build applications. On social media, I have already seen some people who have no coding background, but they use AI tools to create products and make money.This experience has led me to question whether learning programming is still worthwhile. If AI can perform many coding tasks, why should people continue studying coding and computer science? Will coding still be an important skill in the future? like the next ten or twenty years, when I grow up.At the same time, I wonder which fields of study will remain valuable as technology continues to evolve. Are there majors that are less likely to be affected by AI?Which fields will shape the next generation of innovation?Personally, I do not yet have a definitive answer. However, I believe this is an important question for many STEM students today. because the rapid development of AI is changing how we think about education, careers, and the skills needed for the future. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403614 Points: 12 # Comments: 8