Comment by m00x
1 year ago
Ah the junior dev starry-eyed mindset. Doing web dev isn't the only thing in the world.
AI will absolutely accelerate development, but we still need so much more modernization across all industries. We still have factories running on Windows NT with software made in the 80s. We have mines, lumberyards, farms, retail, parking, bio labs, etc. So many things need to be upgraded to the same standard as big tech is, but hasn't because it was too expensive.
Much of this AI isn't great at. It's easy to just spit out a web page with reactJS that was done 10,000x times already by millions of devs, but it's not so easy to make sure your smelter doesn't overheat or go cold using 20,000 live sensors.
New devs will have a harder time getting in, but they'll also have an easier time learning. Senior devs will be able to supervise much more.
The industry will change, but it's far from over. If anything, it will grow massively and make other industries much more productive.
I have to clarify that my statement don't apply to software engineers who are not working in tech companies or tech industries.
I usually call them IT instead of tech. Wrote more in my blog post: https://16x.engineer/2022/08/23/it-vs-tech.html
I have no knowledge of other industries that software is not the primary product.
The word "tech industry" is one of the more hilarious terms. Sure, some startup with a website and App, is "technology", but aircrafts, cars, rockets, heavy machinery (which all make heavy use of complex software, with rigorous safety constraints and which all involve ongoing academic research, as well as extremely detailed Design processes) is not "technology".
Truly one of the more grandiose terms people in the software industry use to describe themselves. Same with every single person calling themselves an engineer, something which in many countries would be illegal.
For most industries the tech isn't the primary product.
Google sells ads, not tech Uber sells rides, not tech. Amazon sells a marketplace, not tech. Tesla sells cars, not tech.
Tech is just the tool.
Yes. Those products you listed are not in tech industries by my definition as well. You are right.
Google ads is in ad industry.
Uber is in transport industry.
Amazon is in electronic commerce industry.
I'm glad that we understand that we are talking about different things.
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