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Some thoughts on LLMs and software development

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416 points floverfelt | 1 comments | 28 Aug 25 18:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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catigula ◴[28 Aug 25 19:47 UTC] No.45056271[source]▶
>I’m often asked, “what is the future of programming?” Should people consider entering software development now? Will LLMs eliminate the need for junior engineers? Should senior engineers get out of the profession before it’s too late? My answer to all these questions is “I haven’t the foggiest”

I just want to point out that this answer implicitly means that, at the very least, the profession is at least questionably uncertain which isn't a good sign for people with a long future orientation such as students.

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1. tomku ◴[28 Aug 25 19:52 UTC] No.45056317[source]▶
It has never been anywhere close to certain, we just had 20 years of wild, unsustainable growth that encouraged people to cover their eyes and pretend the ride would go on forever. 20 years of telling everyone under the age of 30 that of course they should learn to code and that CS was the new medical or legal degree. 20 years of smugly acting like we are the inevitable future when we are, in fact, subject to the same ups and downs as every other career.