Comment by cadamsdotcom

I sympathise with the perspective - but software has always been this way, there’s always been creative destruction and the field has never stood still.

We signed up for this. YOU signed up for this. No one owes anyone a job. When the activities that create value change, move with it or get left behind.

If you prefer a vocation which has been the same for centuries that option is open to you. But to get into the software job market you’d best ask if the job you are trying to get is obsolete, and focus on fixing your skills and job search process/methodology.

The biggest question is “where is the net-new hiring?” (as opposed to backfill hiring) .. and then, if you are out of the market you have time on your hands to match skills to your answer.