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Learning to code has fundamentally changed. It's a lot different now than it was even 1 or 2 years ago. And even myself, as someone who makes longform tutorial content, has been changing my perspective on what the most effective way is to actually learn this technology and what's important and what you can completely skip. Today I want to break down how I'm thinking about learning to code in 2026, what I'm doing personally, and what I would recommend to you if you're someone who's trying to get into this industry.

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⏳ Timestamps ⏳
00:00 | Coding is changing
00:29 | The Good Old Days
02:32 | Problems with Modern Devs
05:37 | Advantages of AI 
06:33 | How to Learn in 2026

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TechWithTim, founded by Tim Ruscica, is a popular YouTube channel and blog offering tutorials, guides, and projects on programming, game development, and machine learning. With a friendly and approachable teaching style, Tim covers a wide range of topics, including Python programming, game development with Pygame, and machine learning algorithms with TensorFlow and Keras. Developers of all skill levels can benefit from TechWithTim's engaging content and hands-on coding projects, making it an in resource for learning and honing technical skills.

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AI tools have fundamentally changed how people learn to code, creating a divide between developers who use AI effectively while maintaining fundamentals and those who over-rely on it without developing critical thinking skills. The key to learning in 2026 is balancing AI assistance with hands-on practice, constant self-evaluation, following a structured roadmap aligned with clear goals, and ensuring deep understanding rather than just generating working code. Developers who started before AI often have stronger fundamentals, while newer learners risk missing essential problem-solving skills by outsourcing thinking to AI models.

Learning to code has changed

<p>Changed forever again! :D But this time wow! &lt;3 Will be good in a few years when we have enough energy and compute! ☺️</p>
