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511 points meetpateltech | 4 comments | 16 May 25 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.426s | source
1. DGAP ◴[16 May 25 18:20 UTC] No.44008390[source]▶
If you still don't think software engineering as a high paying job is over, I don't know what to tell you.
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2. whyowhy3484939 ◴[16 May 25 20:51 UTC] No.44009725[source]▶
It's high paying?
3. Reubend ◴[17 May 25 04:13 UTC] No.44011994[source]▶
It might be over in the future, but it's still fine for the next few years at the minimum.
4. dreeves ◴[19 May 25 22:09 UTC] No.44035460[source]▶
My counterargument: https://agifriday.substack.com/p/jevons

Short version: Jevons's paradox means that the more coding you automate away for developers (like with compilers in the past), the more in-demand those developers are. (Until AGI when all bets are off, of course.)