Why Learning to Code Starts with Building
Codecademy Blog
EDITOR BRIEF
The article says coding has always been driven by both making things and career opportunity, but AI has changed entry-level work and lowered the barrier to building. It argues that people now learn to code to create projects, add technical skills to their jobs, or understand tools they already use. The key point is that learners need to understand code, not just get code that runs.
INSIGHTS
For beginners, this means learning should focus on reading, testing, and explaining code, not only generating it. A good next step is to build a small project with AI help and then trace what each part does.
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