Should You Still Learn to Code in 2025? What about AI? SHOPTALK

Dave explains whether or not he feels people should learn to code in 2025, and why. Is it a dead career or the start of something new?

When Did We Stop Optimizing Software? | Shop Talk #85
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When Did We Stop Optimizing Software? | Shop Talk #85

Keynote: After the AI Hype – What’s Real, and What’s Next - Richard Campbell - 2026
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Keynote: After the AI Hype – What’s Real, and What’s Next - Richard Campbell - 2026

A Classical Supercomputer Just Fought Back Against Quantum — Here's What Happened
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A Classical Supercomputer Just Fought Back Against Quantum — Here's What Happened

Billionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!
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Billionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!

Everything Is a File? | Shop Talk #84
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Everything Is a File? | Shop Talk #84

Using Large Language Models | Build Your Own LLM Workshop #1
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Using Large Language Models | Build Your Own LLM Workshop #1

Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains
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Zig 2026: No-AI Policy, $670K Foundation, Left GitHub & Why Zig Isn’t 1.0 - Andrew Kelley Explains

Security Passkeys:  What Are They and Should You be Using Them?
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Security Passkeys: What Are They and Should You be Using Them?

Andrej Karpathy: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering w/ Stephanie Zhan
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Andrej Karpathy: From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering w/ Stephanie Zhan

AI Was Never About Helping You | Cory Doctorow
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AI Was Never About Helping You | Cory Doctorow

Windows: What's Really Happening Under the Hood? | Shop Talk #82
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Windows: What's Really Happening Under the Hood? | Shop Talk #82

This is not the AI we were promised | The Royal Society
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This is not the AI we were promised | The Royal Society

A Brief History of AI: From Machine Learning to Gen AI to Agentic AI
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A Brief History of AI: From Machine Learning to Gen AI to Agentic AI

Turing Award Winner: Disagreeing with Google, Postgres, Future Problems | Mike Stonebraker
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Turing Award Winner: Disagreeing with Google, Postgres, Future Problems | Mike Stonebraker

Are We Teaching Programming Wrong? | Shop Talk #83
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Are We Teaching Programming Wrong? | Shop Talk #83

The Admin Time Bomb: What Every Windows User Should Know!
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The Admin Time Bomb: What Every Windows User Should Know!

Fixing Windows: How ANTI-CHEAT systems work, and why they shouldn't be in the Kernel!
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Fixing Windows: How ANTI-CHEAT systems work, and why they shouldn't be in the Kernel!

Why your NEW computer is SLOWER than your OLD computer!  By a Retired Microsoft Engineer.
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Why your NEW computer is SLOWER than your OLD computer! By a Retired Microsoft Engineer.

Hard Drive Resurrection Hacks: What They Don’t Want You to Know!  ShopTalk!
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Hard Drive Resurrection Hacks: What They Don’t Want You to Know! ShopTalk!

Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower
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Kubernetes and retiring at the top with Kelsey Hightower