Interestingly this assumes that the goal is learning how to manually write code, rather than learning how to get a LLM to generate code for you, or learning how

Interestingly this assumes that the goal is learning how to manually write code, rather than learning how to get a LLM to generate code for you, or learning how to build a product. If you believe the future of coding sits in AI/LLMs/ML, this next generation of learners might just be using the 'beta' tools-of-tomorrow, rather than just being people that need to learn to manually code. (My personal view is that manual coding will be changed almost unrecognisably within 5-10 years, but lets see! So much of learning to program is about learning syntax, and I can see a world of AI-powered-future-programming-languages where syntax is less important than clarity)