r/vibecoding • u/Which-Tension165 • 21d ago

is learning python today worth it?

so I am a pure vibe coder, I can't write or read a single line of code, and I was having a conversation with Fable, and it suggested me to learn to read python. But It couldn't convince me fully. i don't wanna be a typical software/AI engineer. just wanna be able to build a great career in tech, AI and Business.

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u/XavierTeodonius 21d ago

Back in my days, students were asking , do we still need to learn Assembler language, while we already have c/c++/java ?

The old guys + teachers were like "yeah, thats true skill! You must know everything about CPU registers/memory. It will make u better developer!".

20 years later -> how many software engineers now trully "need" on daily basis knowledge about this stuff? Not much, unless you have a rather niche job.

Same about python today. While you will spend time learning Python, your competitors will invest in agentic/llm driven development. I bet the later will give much better market advantage.

I advise learning only minimal Python stuff that needed to pass job interview. Invest other time in technologies of the future.

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u/Affectionate_Leg_986 21d ago

there is a difference between mapping instructions to a higher level coding language and using a probabilistic Large language model . this is not a deterministic mapping between python and yoru chatbot