computer science
5 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Dec 16, 2022 by Hadi Partovi · across every show →
Everything said about computer science, oldest first
Dec 16, 2022 neutral
Understanding Code Remains Essential to Verify AI-Generated Outputs
“Understanding the code is still important. Think if you use generative AI to write an essay, You still need to read that essay. You don't just say, please write me a blog post and then, okay, it's done. Ship it. You want to read it and confirm it's the thing t…”
Feb 20, 2025 positive
Hiremath: Learning Programming Is Still Essential, Shifting to Natural Language Abstraction
“My take is that programming is actually more important today And it's just going to happen at a different level of abstraction. One could argue that the leap from assembly to Python was actually maybe even a bigger leap than the leap from Python to natural lan…”
Apr 18, 2025 positive
Apr 25, 2026 positive
Masad: Demand for core computer science fundamentals like data structures will remain
“Well, I will say if computer science is, like, the field of computer science where you're, like, learning about you know, data structures and algorithms, that's not going to change. So if you, and there's always going to be need for people to understand the un…”
Apr 25, 2026 negative
Masad: Studying computer science just for high Google salaries is over
“Now, if you're not into computer science, if you don't feel like you're drawn to it, like a fly drawn, drawn to a light, then don't go into it because someone told you you're going to make a boatload of money working for Google. That's gone. So that it's prett…”