Comment by sekai
17 hours ago
> I've been increasingly "freaking out" since about 3 - 4 years ago and it seems that the pessimistic scenario is materializing. It looks like it will be over for software engineers in a not so distant future. In January 2025 I said that I expect software engineers to be replaced in 2 years (pessimistic) to 5 years (optimistic). Right now I'm guessing 1 to 3 years.
Tell me how this will replace Jira, planning, convincing PM's about viability. Programming is only a part of the job devs are doing.
AI psychosis is truly next level in these threads.
> Programming is only a part of the job devs are doing.
Programming is a huge part of the job. In a world where AI does the programming we're going to need 80% fewer software professionals.
It won't be a full replacement of the role, you're correct there - but it'll be a major downsizing because of productivity gains.
If the "new software engineering" is Jira, planning, and convincing PM's about viability all day, you can count me out!
Have you never filed JIRA tickets, planned, or debated viability with an AI? Which part of those are you finding that an AI absolutely cannot do better than the average developer?