Don't learn n8n in 2026 - do THIS instead

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Join The AI MBA to learn personally from me how to build with Claude Code ⤵️ https://www.skool.com/the-ai-mba-8998/about Summary ⤵️ It has always been the case that if you were considering learning n8n, you were better off just learning to code. However, it was still true that in the short-term, you may be more productive with n8n. With recent developments in coding agents, this is no longer the case. I explain why this is and what you should now do instead. Follow me on other platforms 😈 🕊️ Twitter/X: https://x.com/aniketapanjwani 💼 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/aniket-a-panjwani 🤙 Work with me: https://contentquant.io Why watch? If this is your first view—hi, I’m Aniket! TLDR: I've worked for six years as an MLOps engineer at Zelle building financial AI models, automations and data pipelines saving consumers from tens of millions of dollars of fraud. Now, I use my professional and academic expertise (PhD Economics from Northwestern University) to help businesses automate tedious but critical processes to drive revenue and innovation. Hopefully I can help you improve your business, and in doing so, the rest of your life 🙏 Like, subscribe, and leave me a comment if you have a specific request! Thanks. 0:00 - Why N8N is a waste of your time 1:00 - About me (PhD, ML engineer, AI consultant) 1:15 - N8N's promise vs reality 1:51 - Why N8N workflows break and are impossible to debug 2:40 - The influencer deception: no receipts, just false claims 3:24 - Key insight: N8N was always a dead end 3:38 - How agentic coding tools changed everything 4:18 - What non-technical people can build with Claude Code 5:01 - Zero reason to use N8N in 2026 5:34 - Inside the Bay Area bubble vs outside perception 6:14 - My suggestion: don't learn N8N 6:44 - Why N8N workflows are fragile (no LLM debugging) 7:28 - Building in N8N is painfully slow 8:13 - The killer: agentic tools can't write N8N workflows 9:36 - What to do instead 9:43 - Learn Python with "Automate the Boring Stuff" (10-20 hours) 10:37 - Or jump straight into Claude Code / Codex 11:33 - For professionals: TypeScript, frontend/backend, CI/CD 12:00 - How agentic coding scales vs N8N 13:16 - Summary: N8N died in 2025 13:25 - CTA: Like, subscribe, reach out on X/LinkedIn