Stop Worrying About AI! 

this channel's intro is kind of nostalgic when i remember i was starting my developer journey. huge thanks Brad for your contribution to tech community 🚀

you looking good bro

First of all, Brad, you're looking fit man (wishing you continued good health)! Secondly, always appreciate your opinion. I discovered your channel nearly two years ago as I began my learning journey and the way you convey your message that anyone can learn to code as long as they put in the time has been tremendously helpful to me when I reach those low points in the journey. My path may not be as optimal as others (married, two kids, help run a family business), and I may not have found that first job in 3-6 months like so many are promised by the next hot bootcamp, but what I have learned, and part of that is thanks to you, is that it's not about the destination, but the journey and process of getting there. It's in the struggle that the most growth is found. I was once scared of failure, to the point I'd rather not do something, than to try and fail. Coding has broken me out of that box, and now I realize that failure is a learning opportunity that leads to growth. Thanks Brad for your videos and insight. Your perspective is needed, especially in times like these, where people are bombarded with the doom and gloom.

Last year I was a developer conference, where AI was also a recurring topic. The last speaker of the day said: "If our customers can explain to the AI exactly what they want, unambiguously, then yes, we will over time lose our job." And the audience laughed. So we're good. ^^ I have fully embrazed AI (i.e. Copilot) and it makes my work go so much faster. It's not a threat, it's an opportunity! And by the way, I didn't know about your rough past. Hats off for getting out of that and achieving this amazing career! :)

Exactly! Being a developer is more than just copy and pasting code. You have to design it in line with requirements, understand it, test it, debug it and so on. Also, there are so many different parts that have to work together, tons of libraries and tools that are used and intertwined, and there is no way that LLMs can manage all of this. Not for a long time at least. And once it can, not only dev jobs will be in trouble, it will be like 99% of white collar jobs. If you are a dev that is worried that AI will take your job, then the issue is probably you, not AI, and you should consider a new position.

You're like a calm reassuring wise old technology uncle. Thanks for the wisdom.

Great video as usual, Brad. 15+ years in this industry has proven that all the changes that will "replace developers" every few years have only created additional opportunities and led to growth in our field.

beautiful message. more power to your channel!

Love your content, Brad...Your words came as a soothing relief right on my continuously growing anxiety concerning the advancement of AI and its impact on SWE. I am currently halfway through with your PHP course, and I wish you release the complementing course on Laravel REALLY soon, which you've hinted at in the PHP course's intro. You have my best wishes for you and family from Egypt.

Yes. As a person who has been in IT for 26 yrs, folks need to chill. A lot of ppl don't know what they talking about or understand. I am with you it gets irritating sometimes.

Well said and very timely! I woke up this morning in a panic as I am currently unemployed and looking for a junior developer role. So much to learn, what should I learn, and is it a waste of time because of AI. I agree all we can do is keep going since we don't really know how this is going to play out.

Thank you for making this video. I really needed it. I'm happy to see you looking so healthy! 😊❤

Greatly appreciate your comments on this subject. I remember back when I was in college in the early 90s when I studied Graphic Design. Many of my professors were all the old school designers who worked in letra film and prismacolor markers and snubbed their noses at desktop publishing and computer graphics. They quickly became obsolete. I feel AI is the next stage of technology you either embrace or you'll be left behind. I'm an educator who is currently transitioning back into a role in either UX designer or Web Developer and I use AI all the time to help troubleshoot problems or stimulate creativity. Side note, I love you videos and owe a lot of what I've learned to you! I especially like your videos addressing things like impostor syndrome and self-confidence to start a coding job. Keep doing what your doing man! Thank you!

thank you for this video! I really needed to hear that because as a fresh self taught developer who is trying to enter current job market in mass layoffs and AI era, I'm not even sure sometimes if I chose a right path. but I try to remind myself that it was challenging for everyone at some point so I just keep going

Always a pleasure to hear you Brad! 😊

Great insights man. It’s a hot topic these days and there are so much to say. But there is one thing for certain; telling “stop learning” to people who have the will to learn is simply ridiculous. And worse, whoever says this brings nothing to the table. We’re already in an era brings too much distraction (social media, AI driven information, streaming services etc.). if you can find the time and will to learn something, just learn it. It doesn’t matter if it’s programming or something else.

Great video 👍 People who claim they understand AI, knows nothing about it all The biggest reason why I don't like tech influencers (other than the fact that most of them can't actually code properly) is because they constantly overreact to the latest technologies or tech news for clickbait just so they can pump their overpriced courses and affiliate links Even though I studied AI in video games for one of my modules at university, I still have a lot to learn with AGIs and other forms of AI I'm really excited for what future AI has to offer and how we can refine it to help our daily lives

Hey thanks man I take your online courses I’m still currently in html and css I like the way you break it apart and it makes it easy for me to understand I appreciate this video I hate seeing all the click bait videos about how coding is dead and this gives true insight to what’s happening and how it will affect us but that there is still potential

Immediately noticed your physical improvement! Great job!

looking forward to your lavarel course!!

I saw a tweet recently saying something like "I don't need AI to do my art so that I could do stuff like dishes & chores... I wan't AI to do chores, so that I can do art" and it's spot on. We could/should use AI to do the grunt work, the "boring" stuff, like markup, or converting wireframes & design into HTML, so that we have more time for the "cool", dynamic stuff, data, functionality, etc... Edit: I wrote this comment before getting to the part where you said something similar 😃

Great insights and view points, I see a lot of content creators leveraging this fear for their own benefit. But someone of your experience encouraging new devs to keep pushing ahead was much needed here imo. AI wont be a threat for programming in general, but people who use AI must be feared more!

There is a reason why Brad remains one of the top go to teachers, year in year out, in the world of programing. Much respect.

love the content Brad! Looking great Brotha!

Finally some good and down to earth options about this! Good video! Couldn’t agree more. The more I learn to use ai tools, the more I realize they are nothing without someone making decisions about it. It does not do everything for you as some people might think, it only helps you make things faster and avoid some basic googling. Just my experience, I’m a junior dev only, but I was so discouraged about this until I started using it!

Great job at getting in shape bro !

extremely good video.. be healthy and keep up Brad !!

In really good shape!! Keep it up man!

Thanks, appreciate your video content!

Good points! What especially jumped out at me was "just because AI can spit out a code snippet...". Exactly! We've been using code snippets for a loooong time: terms for them include "frameworks" and "libraries".🙂

You're literally, in my humble opinion, one of the best programming Channels on RU-vid. Thank you so much for doing what you do and most importantly, being who you are.

Good topic bro...❤

So so accurate, thanks for giving your perspective!

Always appreciate your valuable contents. you are in our hearts

Thank you. This was really helpful for me.

Thank you for sharing this.🎉

Thank you Brad! Your content is always top 100%

You're the best man! Thank you for teaching so much

Love you Brad, grateful for all you do ^^

100% agree Brad, thank you brother. Glad your health is good you look better now than when I started following you 6 years ago.

Looking good Brad!! 💪

I couldn't agree more! This is a solid take. Thanks for making this video!

Sir, you've been of great help to me, from when i started learning code (nothing) to building great staff, I am deeply humbled. words will never be enough, but thank you Sir! This is from my heart. I might never meet you in person yet because am deep in the pearl of Africa, but am a christian, so I will pray for you and your family whenever I remember this that you have done for me. Keep doing you, and being you for us, you can be sure that you are a strength for me and others.

Great video, Brad!

Crazy body transf, Congrats bro! 👍💪👏❤

bro, you are looking jacked! Please keep up on the health kick - it is very motivating! Also, your take on AI is very wise. thank you for all your work!

Great words Brad. Good to see you healthy.

Holy smokes you've gotten in fantastic shape!

Thanks brad , great content .

Haven't watched your videos in a while and I have to say you've changed a lot. You look great, keep it up Brad.

You are my inspiration Brad! Thanks for all this.

Looking well, Brad!

What a helpful video, we need more Brad Traversy 😍

You are one of the best teachers of coding. Thanks for the insight.

Thank you, Brad, your recommendation is priceless.

It's been years, and you look different now! Looking more awesome! Thanks for sharing your opinion

Hey Brad have you considered doing an in-depth course on React testing with Jest? Almost all courses I see are only covering the basics.

Damn Brad! Been a min since I watched a video, but you're looking fit af now bro. Great job! and Thanks again for all the great content. I can always trust you to speak the truth.

You are so good, man!

I think this is very well stated. Thanks for this

You’re looking in great shape, Brad. And the video is awesome as always ❤

looking good Brad, love from East Boston brother stay safe.

please make a video on how to job as a full-stack developer, specifically remote jobs , onsite jobs and the preparation for that. and globally how to apply for job with platform example.

100% agree with everything you're saying here! Also want to say you're looking great bro 💪

Thank you Sir for guiding

thanks for the video. I appreciate your opinion

You're looking awesome Brad. Love that for you!

Bro, seriously you look fabulous!! Congratulations!!

I haven't watched your videos lately, but goddamn, you look like a beast!!! nice job! and yeah, pretty much the saying: "when path ends, another begins". That's a good thinking. Edit: I'd really love to hear your journey and how you got where you are now

Hey Brad, First of all, I wanted to thank you for your work; I look forward to spending a few hours each evening on your courses on Udemy. Before I buy a course elsewhere, I always check if you have it. My question is about "Angular Front To Back." When I bought this course, I received a message stating that it would be updated from 1/17 to 1/19. However, it still hasn't been updated. I didn’t know where to ask, so could you please tell me if I should wait for it? Thank you! Best regards

Thanks Brad that is very helpful

I love your mindset and personality, you are so right about everything you say. “AI (…) can’t have a vision or a passion or a personality (…)”. You said it all.

My favorite channel of all time, thank you for sharing your thoughts

damn man Trav you looking good man. Lets goooh!!!

Great video Brad, having been in the industry for nearly 20 years now, I see AI as another tool in our toolbox to help get the job done better/faster as opposed to something we need to be fearful of.

thank u so much, my teacher 🙂

thank you for this brad

Thank you Brad You're the best 😊

Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts on this topic Brad. It's so easy to start panicking every time we hear any news about AI, specially about code generating tools like V0 and such so It's always good to hear someone with great experience show us a more down to earth vision.

Brad you are always on point

oh damn! Brad is looking swole! great stuff! I remember seeing a few videos back in 2016, now he looks totally different. younger, healthier, and like he can wrestle a bear!

As someone who writes code for clients at a consulting firm, I am not that worried about AI. My job isn't just to crank out code, it's to understand what clients want and devise a way to help them achieve their goals that is secure, scalable, maintainable, etc. I spend a ton of time just working through what exactly the desired end result is before I write a single line of code. That process requires comprehension and insight, which LLMs don't have. They can spit out boilerplate, but they don't reason about problems in the way humans do.

Looking good , sensei ❤

Thank you Brad 🫵.

Looking good bro!

Nice message Brad.

Thank you for this video. Hopefully it'll reach more people and they will calm themselves. I work in accounting and I am in a team that literally is fixing AI mistakes. As of today AI cannot generate a report without mistakes so developers should feel safe. I mean, reports that can COST company over 100 MIL USD. Just yesterday I was cursing AI fixing a report otherwise company I work for could've lost 96 mil USD. Accountants probably are the fist to feel advancement in technology and are constantly afraid to lose their job. I'm counting 16th year in accounting and I am so glad that a lot of processes are automated. It helps so much. I think developers who are passionate about their work will incorporate AI to their own advantage. Fun fact - as of now more and more accountants are encouraged to learn Python. So in the future, probably not only developers will have to learn coding.

Looking pretty buff, bro!

I completely with you. People definitely blow things out of proportions.

Thank You Brad. Many times as am learning, i do feel as if am wasting my time, but now i'm sure its not a waste.

Very well said!

Thanjs for saying something about this. Always look up to your opinions on issues. I have used AI alot to ease the process and I don't see it replacing me in any way. 😊

100%. Amen. Speaking from 20+ years of experience. I have been able to utilize AI in the ways you mentioned to accomplish what I need to faster. It has also helped me understand some things better than I thought possible as well.

I would like to see again your studio. When you will again do a tour of your studio please :)))

Can't wait for the Laravel course, when is scheduled to be release ??? cheers

damn Giga-Brad coming with facts! Keep going!

you look very healthy and strong my friend, happy to see!

Yes, agreed. I see it in my junior position too, that AI only helps to some extend when it comes to Software Engineering. Secondly, even though AI can do entry level tasks quite effectively, one has to keep in mind that experienced Developers aren't going to live forever; you do have to instruct the next generation to to become experienced devs themselves.

Traversy for the win!

Your videos like these always shows up on time, I don't know how, I guess that's AI too, well thank you💓💓