Developer questions whether traditional coding skills remain valuable as AI and LLMs become capable of generating production code.

A developer expresses anxiety about whether years spent learning Data Structures, Algorithms, Design Patterns, and best practices are now obsolete given AI capabilities

Raises concerns about whether future roles will only require understanding basic development concepts to review LLM-generated code rather than writing code from scratch

Questions how technical interviews and leetcode assessments will evolve over the next 5 years in an AI-augmented development landscape

Expresses nostalgia for traditional learning methods (YouTube tutorials, bootcamps, documentation study) and concerns that this knowledge investment may be wasted

Seeks community validation and advice from others experiencing similar career anxiety about the relevance of deep coding expertise in the age of generative AI