Tech industry ka ek bada naam ab coding ki importance ko seriously question kar raha hai. Alon Chen, jo Google ke youngest Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) mein se ek the, unka ab clear kehna hai: coding ka zamana khatm ho raha hai. Chen, jinhone khud 12 saal ki umar se coding seekhna shuru kiya tha aur Google par $2 billion ka product line banaya, ab Gen Z ko advice de rahe hain ki woh ice skating jaise skills par dhyan dein.
Google ke youngest CMO ka coding se muh modna
Alon Chen ki tech journey inspirational rahi hai. Unhone 12 saal ki chhoti si umar mein coding seekhna shuru kar diya tha. Is skill ki madad se woh Google tak pahunche aur 28 saal ki umar tak company ke liye $2 billion ka product line build kar chuke the. Lekin ab unka tech success ka formula badal gaya hai.
Chen ab openly keh rahe hain ki coding ki value khatm ho rahi hai. Fortune ko diye interview mein unhonne kaha, "Coding obsolete ho rahi hai. Aaj iski zaroorat nahi hai." Yeh ek aisi statement hai jo aaj kal ke har bacche ko coding sikhaane waley parents aur educators ko sochne par majboor kar degi.
AI ne khatam kiya coding ka raaj?
Chen is badlav ki sabse badi wajah Artificial Intelligence ya AI ko mante hain. Unka kehna hai ki aaj ke time mein jo cheezein zaroori hain, woh coding nahi hain. AI tools itne advanced ho chuke hain ki ab har chhoti-moti technical problem ke liye insaan ko code likhne ki zaroorat nahi reh gayi hai.
Chen khud AI ke power par bharosa rakhte hain. Unhone Google chhodne ke baad ek AI company 'Tastewise' shuru ki hai, jo food industry ke liye intelligence provide karti hai. Is company ke clients mein PepsiCo, Nestlé, aur Mars jaise global brands shamil hain. Iska matlab hai, Chen sirf theory nahi bata rahe, balki practice mein bhi AI ko follow kar rahe hain.
Gen Z ko kya seekhna chahiye? Ice skating!
To agar coding seekhna ab worthwhile nahi hai, toh phir Gen Z ko kya karna chahiye? Alon Chen ka jawab aapko chaukanna de sakta hai. Unka kehna hai ki youngsters ko ice skating jaise skills par focus karna chahiye.
"Coding is becoming obsolete. It's not needed today. What's needed today, more than e..." — Fortune
Chen ki baat ka matlab yeh nahi ki har koi literally ice skating seekhe. Balki, unki baat creative, physical, aur human-centric skills ki taraf ishara hai. Aisi skills jahan AI easily replace nahi kar sakta. Aisi skills jo problem-solving se zyada human expression aur innovation se judi hain.
Unki yeh advice un logon ke liye shocking hai jo ab tak coding ko future ki most important skill mante aaye hain. Barack Obama se lekar Mark Zuckerberg tak sabne young logon ko code seekhne ki salah di hai. Lekin Chen ke hisaab se, ab woh daur khatm ho gaya.
Hamaari Baat: Coding ka khatma nahi, transformation hai
Alon Chen ki baat sunkar lagta hai jaise pure coding profession ka ant aa gaya hai. Lekin hamari nazar mein, aisa bilkul nahi hai. Chen sahi keh rahe hain ki basic, repetitive coding tasks ab AI kar lega. Aaj agar koi sirf HTML ya simple Python seekhkar success expect karega, woh mushkil hi payega.
Lekin iska matlab yeh nahi ki coding ki knowledge useless ho gayi. Bilkul ulta. Aaj coding ki zaroorat us level par hai jahan aap AI ko guide kar saken, complex systems ko samajh saken, aur naye digital products ki imagination rakhte hon. Coding ab ek 'tool' nahi raha, balki ek 'language' ban gaya hai jisse aap technology se baat karte hain.
Gen Z ke liye sabak yeh hai: sirf coding syntax ratna kafi nahi hai. Aapko creative thinking, problem understanding, aur AI tools ko effectively use karne ka skill chahiye. Ice skating ki example actually acchi hai — usme discipline, practice, balance, aur artistic expression chahiye hota hai. Tech industry mein bhi ab wahi qualities chahiye: technical knowledge ke saath-saath creativity, patience, aur adaptability.
Final baat yeh hai ki Chen ki warning ko seriously lena chahiye. Agar aap coding seekh rahe hain toh sirf syntax mat seekho. Seekho ki problems ko kaise define karte hain, AI tools ko kaise instruct karte hain, aur innovative solutions kaise design karte hain. Future unhi logon ka hai jo code likhna jaante hain, lekin usse zyada important, yeh jaante hain ki kab code likhna hi nahi hai.
Sources & References
- Fortune Interview with Alon Chen — Fortune
