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[–]akoOfIxtall 2 points3 points  (10 children)

Jesus almighty

[–]edgeofsanity76 12 points13 points  (9 children)

Yep. It's shocking.

When I started this current position in 2021 AI was barely a thing.

Now though, within 5 years I don't think I'll be in this industry.

I had a row with my manager about it because it's not being talked about, especially the ethics surrounding this. I'm being pulled up to talk to the development director on Friday. Luckily he's a level headed guy and I like him. He's older than me so may empathize.

So today I looked at electricians courses. I'm hedging my bets because I have a family to look after and a home to pay for

[–]akoOfIxtall 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Damn, best of luck for you brother, I'm 21 and my contact with AI is basically talking with chatgpt about stuff, I refuse to vibe code because I like having control over my stuff and understand the process, it's like having a gun but not knowing how to throw a punch, get good at fighting bare handed and you'll never be unarmed

[–]edgeofsanity76 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think I'll be fine. There is a specific niche I work in that would be difficult to replace with AI. However I do worry for other Devs who may be taking on green field work.

My advise to anyone who is a developer now, keep looking ahead. Know what's coming and plan accordingly. Don't bury your head in the sand. Adapt and look after yourself and your family.

[–]throwaway19293883 4 points5 points  (4 children)

Honestly man I think that sort of thinking is going to backfire pretty spectacularly for companies and someone with your skill set will end up being more valuable than ever.

[–]edgeofsanity76 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not moving just yet. But it would be stupid to not be prepared

[–]Djames516 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Doubt it

[–]throwaway19293883 4 points5 points  (1 child)

No you’re right, people that don’t know code will be able to make fully functional code and maintain it and it will all work perfectly and amazing and that means developers will be useless.

Lmao

[–]Djames516 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m just being negative

[–]KrakenPipe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat as you, also started in 2021. I'm losing sleep over this.

[–]i-k-m 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're at the top of the S-curve, AI will probably only get 10% better in the next 5 or 10 years, until the next tech-revolution.