Thanks for the referral. Interesting postâeven if much of the technical-speak is lost on me. What I gathered is that nobody really knows if/âwhen software engineering will become an unskilled job (no surprise) but, a) many are confident that it wonât 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 threadâs early sentiments echo replies here, thereâs a divergence concerning newer engineers as the conversation continues. Itâs these bearish predictions that worry me. I donât need to make six figures, but I canât invest time (6-12 mo.) and money (courses, bootcamp, etc.) in a career path where newbie âescape velocityâ is unlikely. More to think about...
See also this LW question posted earlier this week, and the discussion there.
Thanks for the referral. Interesting postâeven if much of the technical-speak is lost on me. What I gathered is that nobody really knows if/âwhen software engineering will become an unskilled job (no surprise) but, a) many are confident that it wonât 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 threadâs early sentiments echo replies here, thereâs a divergence concerning newer engineers as the conversation continues. Itâs these bearish predictions that worry me. I donât need to make six figures, but I canât invest time (6-12 mo.) and money (courses, bootcamp, etc.) in a career path where newbie âescape velocityâ is unlikely. More to think about...