All I keep hearing about is that coding skills don't matter anymore. Yet, it's these very skills (and my domain expertise), that constantly keep me out of trouble and able to use these AI tools and models the most effectively. It seems that these skills are as relevant as ever, and even the big AI companies won't hire you if you don't have them. In this video I dive into a personal recent experience, along with some interesting findings about what skills OpenAI and Anthropic are looking for.