coding

5 statements across 4 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 30, 2018 by Vivek Ravisankar · across every show →

Everything said about coding, oldest first

Mar 30, 2018 bullish
Prediction Held up
Ravisankar: Most developers will learn to code before driving by 2028
“If you just extrapolate the trend line, I think this will be two and four or three and four developers will learn to code before they drive in the next decade or so.”
Vivek Ravisankar Mar 30, 2018 ▶ 27:51 Breaking Down HackerRank's Survey of 40,000 Developers with Vivek Ravisankar · Y Combinator
Jun 11, 2025 bullish
Disclosure
Truell: Cursor's ultimate goal is to replace traditional coding entirely
“Yeah, the goal with the company is to replace coding with something that's much better.”
Michael Truell Jun 11, 2025 ▶ 1:02 Cursor CEO: Going Beyond Code, Superintelligent AI Agents, And Why Taste Still Matters · Y Combinator
Jul 10, 2025 bullish
Opinion
Ng: Employees across every job role should learn how to code
“I have a controversial opinion, which is, ah, I think it's time for everyone of every job role to learn to code, and in fact, on my team, you know, my CFO, my head of talent, my recruiters, my front desk person, all of them know how to code, and I actually see…”
Andrew Ng Jul 10, 2025 ▶ 15:24 Andrew Ng: Building Faster with AI · Y Combinator
Jul 10, 2025 negative
Opinion
Ng: Advising people not to learn to code is terrible career advice
“Over the last year, a bunch of people have advised others not to learn to code on the ground so AI will automate it. I think we'll look back on this as some of the worst career advice ever given, because as better tools make software engineering easier, more p…”
Andrew Ng Jul 10, 2025 ▶ 14:37 Andrew Ng: Building Faster with AI · Y Combinator
Feb 17, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Cherny predicts AI will generally solve coding for everyone
“So continuing to trace the exponential, I think what will happen is coding will be generally solved for everyone. And I think today coding is practically solved, you know, for me, and I think it'll be the case for everyone you know, regardless of domain.”
Boris Cherny Feb 17, 2026 ▶ 44:46 Inside Claude Code With Its Creator Boris Cherny · Y Combinator
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