Thanks for the referral. Interesting post—even if much of the technical-speak is lost on me. What I gathered is that nobody really knows if/when software engineering will become an unskilled job (no surprise) but, a) many are confident that it won’t be anytime soon (at least, for the discipline as a whole), and b) junior developers are the ones that LLMs are likely to replace (est. 1-3 yrs.).
While much of the thread’s early sentiments echo replies here, there’s a divergence concerning newer engineers as the conversation continues. It’s these bearish predictions that worry me. I don’t need to make six figures, but I can’t invest time (6-12 mo.) and money (courses, bootcamp, etc.) in a career path where newbie “escape velocity” is unlikely. More to think about...
See also this LW question posted earlier this week, and the discussion there.
Thanks for the referral. Interesting post—even if much of the technical-speak is lost on me. What I gathered is that nobody really knows if/when software engineering will become an unskilled job (no surprise) but, a) many are confident that it won’t be anytime soon (at least, for the discipline as a whole), and b) junior developers are the ones that LLMs are likely to replace (est. 1-3 yrs.).
While much of the thread’s early sentiments echo replies here, there’s a divergence concerning newer engineers as the conversation continues. It’s these bearish predictions that worry me. I don’t need to make six figures, but I can’t invest time (6-12 mo.) and money (courses, bootcamp, etc.) in a career path where newbie “escape velocity” is unlikely. More to think about...