Lots of folks saying not to bother learning coding now, it will be done by machine learning soon, so here is how to monetize your academic expertise...
Optimizing aspects of coding with Machine learning means that coders get more productive because some tasks they do can be automatized. I don't think it's a reason against learning coding.
Is good to learn some python at least but..
"Computer program fixes old code faster than expert engineers:
One unexpected byproduct of the work is that it lets researchers see the different tricks that programmers used on the old code, such as archaeologists combing through computational fossils.
“We can see the ‘bit hacks’ that engineers use to optimize their algorithms,” says Amarasinghe, “as well as better understand the larger context of how programmers approach different coding challenges.”
http://news.mit.edu/2015/computer-program-fixes-old-code-faster-than-expert-engineers-0609
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