Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rachel Wells is a writer who covers leadership, AI, and upskilling. Learning to code is not exclusively just for software ...

Previously, coding demanded extensive software and mathematical knowledge. Today, languages like Python are as simple to learn as new languages like English or French.

Google's research head, Yossi Matias, emphasizes the enduring importance of basic coding skills, comparing them to fundamental math. While acknowledging AI's growing role in generating code, Matias ...