It's much, much, much easier.

I've been coding for decades already, but if I need to put something together in an unfamiliar language? I can just ask AI about any stupid noob mistake I make.

It knows every single stupid noob mistake, it knows every "how do I sort an array", and it explains well, with examples. Like StackOverflow on steroids.

The caveat is that you need to WANT to learn. If you don't, then not learning is easier than ever too.