Every few years, the tech industry becomes obsessed with a new skill.
At one point, it was jQuery.
Then it was Flash.
Then everyone rushed to learn blockchain development.
Today, thousands of developers are investing their time in AI prompting, countless JavaScript frameworks, low-code tools, and dozens of other trending technologies.
Some of these skills will become even more valuable over time.
Others may become irrelevant faster than anyone expects.
The challenge is that it's almost impossible to know which is which while the hype is at its peak.
So here's the question:
What's a skill that everyone seems to be learning right now, but you believe will be mostly useless or significantly less valuable in the next 5 years?
And more importantly:
Why do you think it won't last?
What skill would you learn instead?
Have you ever spent months learning a technology that later became irrelevant?
I'll start:
I think "prompt engineering" as a standalone skill will largely disappear as AI models become better at understanding natural language and user intent. Knowing how to build, integrate, and evaluate AI systems will matter far more than memorizing prompt tricks.
Your turn.
What skill is currently overhyped, and what should developers be learning instead? 👇