Is learning to code still worth it in 2025 when AI assistants like GitHub Copilot can generate entire functions from a plain-English prompt? I've been a backend developer for seven years, and I use these tools daily—they're genuinely impressive at boilerplate and even some tricky algorithms. But every time Copilot suggests something, I have to actually understand the logic to debug it, especially when edge cases appear. Last month it wrote a regex that looked perfect but silently failed on Unicode input, and I only caught it because I knew what to look for. So I wonder: if a beginner relies on AI without building that foundational comprehension, are they setting themselves up for a career where they're constantly fighting code they don't really understand? Or is the skill of prompt engineering and quick debugging enough to thrive in this new landscape?