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Ask HN: Friend learning coding for career, is it too late?

1 pointsby phillryu2 months ago
He has some interest in learning for example to make game ideas, but overall the goal is building a new career. (He&#x27;s in his early 30s.)<p>It seems like there is some consensus that with AI the industry is already rapidly changing, and I&#x27;ve heard it being compared to &#x27;junior level developers&#x27; already in its capabilities. There&#x27;s talk of the ladder being pulled up in the industry for entry level positions.<p>No matter what, it seems like it will at least be much harder to break into the industry in the next 5 years vs. just a decade ago. Is it still good career advice for someone to learn programming and CS? I&#x27;m curious if anyone here has an angle to still feel optimistic about this.<p>(He has a neuroscience degree from college, and is considering therapy as an alternative path. That would take more school and work to become licensed, but I am starting to wonder if it could be a better bet for the next 10-20 years.)

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sherdil20222 months ago
No