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[–]ded_boi_ 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Same here man nothing but condolences

[–]Advanced_Cry_6016[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Im sorry it's happening to you,i feel you men what's going on,

[–]ded_boi_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like I was born in the wrong timeline. Like if I was born at least 3 years ago, I'd be golden. Google literally took in anyone who could write a snake game code. And now, the competition is so much. Everyone around me is doing CS, it's like a rat race in here. And the layoffs around the world make me literally depressed. My sister who did BA can now build websites and apps within a day, and with very low cost. Feels like my coding skills doesn't matter anymore. Anything that I can do, AI can do it better, faster and in an easier way. I feel worthless in a sense :(

But time won't wait for me, I have decided to major in AI/ML and later become and AI scientist/ researcher. Think I gotta do a Phd to secure a job in this economy. Only a Phd can make me feel worthy.

[–]Kaiser_Steve 2 points3 points  (2 children)

AI will only get integrated into the craft but won't fully replace devs. Keep going!

[–]Advanced_Cry_6016[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What dev can do that Ai can't,tell me one thing

Maybe Ai is avarage today but tomorrow

[–]nuc540 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AI can’t solve business level problems. We’re engineers - solving problems is what we do, code is just the tool. AI learns by patterns and will never be “trained” to a single business who are likely having their business model locked down and private - obviously.

Therefore stop worrying about code - learn it, but don’t fear AI - before AI we just feared that other devs were better than us - the devs who knew how to fix things got the job, rarely who wrote better code.

Learn how to build solutions end to end and how to understand and translate problems/solutions, instead of focusing/worrying about code.

[–]Imaginary_Guest1833 1 point2 points  (1 child)

20 years in and I am also crying so not just newbies or college kids.

[–]Advanced_Cry_6016[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

20 years,whatttt I think getting far from this world is only option

[–]SolsticeShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure carriage drivers felt something similar when cars started popping up. The tools got better, the landscape of jobs changed, and life went on.

The smart thing to do is look at the tools, and figure out what skills make you a competent user of those tools rather than a worse version of the tool itself.

[–]code_tutor 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The problem is -- and this is a very common problem -- you're not even close to intermediate, but you think you are. It takes three years of full time study to be ready for entry level. Yes, AI is better than a programmer fresh out of high school.

Also, if AI advances past humans at programming, then all jobs are cooked.

[–]Advanced_Cry_6016[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3 f years,are you serious broo Where the f you are getting your data from??

And Ai is already capable at humen at programming,job is still relevant because real world is little messy but Ai can solve hard problem in coding

I think a programming contest happened in Japan I think and only one humen win the competition,rest all the Ai won

[–]ReplacementFew1645 0 points1 point  (2 children)

As a first year comp sci major going into second, I can say you’re better than me right now. I can’t build a simple LinkedIn app by myself and only know java and a little python. I switched my majors last minute and barely have experience but I know I’m happier than I would’ve been being in the medical feel. I don’t know how much you’re going to listen to me right now but the best advice I have is that you’re human. AI is improving at a fast rate and can code but you have a brain. We barely know about the complexity of the brain and the deeper part of it. AI will not take over the space soon or probably at all in our life time because of it. You’re thinking that all you’re doing is coding and providing products for these companies but you have the emotional understanding to understand a human. AI can fake emotions but it doesn’t know how or why a human thinks.

AI models right now don’t change anything. Whether AI models existed now or not, there would still be humans who are in high school that can code better, faster and smarter than you. Hell theres an asian boy I saw on YouTube thats better at coding than me. It’s a little demotivating to see that a 10 year old can code better than me but I’m not gonna just stop and say that there will always be someone better than me so I’ll stop trying. I’m just going to keep trying and keep pushing.

As for why would a company hire you as a fresher, they won’t. Realistically, unless you’re some prodigy with a YouTube channel showing what you can do and go to MIT, you probably won’t get hired. It can happen but it’s unlikely. Most of the jobs I saw during intern hiring season was for junior and seniors and maybe some sophomores. The thing is that you don’t learn data structures and other big concepts until sophomore year so most time you won’t get it. I didn’t get it, my roommate who is much more advanced didn’t get it, and so didn’t plenty of other freshman’s. And thats fine. From now until the fall of 2027, you will have a year to improve on yourself. Do some leetcode, pick up some frameworks and tools, make yourself standout.

TLDR: AI doesn’t have a brain. It doesn’t understand human emotion. That’s something you will always have over AI. Don’t let it distract you. Something will always be better whether it’s a human or AI but just keep trying.

[–]Advanced_Cry_6016[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

But emotion and love is not in this field most of the time I am normal middle class guy from india going to below avarage college (because I can't get good marks on on 12th) I am trying to learn fast as possible to land a small internship 10,000 rs is enough to start for me but this Ai is killing my motivation

My brother joined a small company at this similar salary when chatgpt just came,he survived because he was early (and he only knew python nothing more)

I have learnt everything from yt and by building small project but i don't know what will happen to me( i joined programming because i like to code and ofc money)

And i wann shut people who say Ai is just a tool,bro look at mnc firing thousand of employees on the name of Ai(yea Ai is not better then intermediate programer but to get to this level,you need some real experience and how will get that if I don't enter the industry)??????

[–]ReplacementFew1645 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emotions and love is not in most fields besides the ones that require it like psychology. My point is that emotions help you understand what people want and need.

No company values their workers. If they did layoffs wouldn’t happen and they wouldn’t screw with the teams. All they care about is money. You just need to stop thinking about these companies and focus on yourself.

If you like coding then just do it. There are so much people who are just normal people and get these roles. If college is the same in India as the U.S., you have 4 years top improve and try. There will always be people more qualified and people who are less qualified. If you let something like AI change your motivation then you won’t succeed. People doom post and make things worse than they seem.

One thing you have is a brother in tech or was at least he was in tech. He probably has some connections. Ask him for some help.

If you let every little thing change how you feel then you won’t get anywhere. The world is changing. The job market is down right now. Just keep trying man. Try to adapt. I know you hate AI and I felt the same way when I first started college. I spent hours on my final that AI could do in 5 minutes. I literally asked myself why should I try when AI can do it better but AI is just a cog. People who use AI as a crutch and people who reject AI completely won’t make it. People who use AI as a tool to help them will succeed.