Comment by swatcoder

We've been learning new languages by tinkering on examples and following leads for decades longer than many people on this website have been alive.

Learning new programming languages wasn't a hurdle or mystery for anyone experienced in programmong previously, and learning programming (well) in the first place ultimately needs a real mentor to intervene sooner than later anway.

AI can replace following rote tutorials and engaging with real people on SO/forums/IRC, and deceive one into thinking they don't need a mentor, but all those alternatives are already there, already easily available, and provide very significant benefits for actual quality of learning.

Learning to code or to code in new languages with the help of AI is a thing now. But it's no revolution yet, and the diminishing returns problem suggests it probably won't become one.