Comment by WheelsAtLarge
1 year ago
Focus on solutions. Coding is a tool for solving a problem, so the fix is to move up the food chain. Look for ways to use AI to solve a human problem.
Think in terms of spreadsheets. In the past, it took someone, a very specialized person, to do a full breakdown of a company's finances. Now, a relative math novice can do the same thing in a fraction of the time. Now they don't have to spend time solving 1+3. Now they can solve other more complex problems.
I'm one that believes that coding will change but it won't go away any time soon.
“I solve business problems, sometimes with code.”
https://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pr...
(2011)
It feels pretty outdated these days. All the roles are hyper specialized and engineers are a dime a dozen, and the whole profit vs cost center thing is pretty obscured by fashion trends instead (mobile, Next, crypto, AI) and big cyclical bubbles. I think we've long moved past the stage where technical ability alone is enough to get you hired. There's a glut of us now.
Don't miss the forest for the trees. Sure some of the buzzwords might be slightly outdated but the advice is timeless. A golden rule to remember is that people are hired to save money or add profit. If you have not or it is not the case anymore then your job is in danger.
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