More than a quarter of all computer programming jobs have vanished in the past two years, the worst downturn that industry has ever seen. Things are sufficiently abysmal that computer programming ...

Advancements in AI mean that people can create software just by describing it. Consider this your vibe coding primer.

Median Annual Salary: $99,700 Minimum Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science Job Overview: Computer programmers write, test and modify the code that brings software to life.

Computer-programming employment in the U.S. has reached its lowest level since 1980, according to data from the Current Population Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The fall correlates ...

Yet, while coding as we know it is indeed facing disruption, the creative, problem-solving essence of computer programming is likely to remain a largely human endeavor for the foreseeable future.

After all, computer-science degrees, and certainly not English, have long been sold to college students as among the safest paths toward 21st-century job security.

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott predicted that 95 percent of programming code will be AI-generated by 2030. However, he quickly clarified that this does not signal the end of human involvement in ...