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Enrollment at trade schools is expected to grow

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64 points m-hodges | 2 comments | 30 Aug 25 22:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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prisenco ◴[30 Aug 25 23:35 UTC] No.45078963[source]▶
For junior devs wondering if they picked the right path, remember that the world still needs software, ai still breaks down at even a small bit of complexity, and the first ones to abandon this career will be those who only did it for money anyways and they’ll do the same once the trades have a rough year (as they always do).

In the meantime keep learning and practicing cs fundamentals, ignore hype and build something interesting.

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tombert ◴[30 Aug 25 23:45 UTC] No.45079019[source]▶
I think the concern isn't so much about the current state of AI replacing software engineers, but more "what if it keeps getting better at this same rate?"

I don't really agree with the reasoning [1], and I don't think we can expect this same rate of progress indefinitely, but I do understand the concern.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

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teaearlgraycold ◴[31 Aug 25 00:19 UTC] No.45079202[source]▶
You imply the models have been improving in some capacity.
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1. Bolwin ◴[31 Aug 25 04:52 UTC] No.45080477[source]▶
You really think gpt 3 could do half the things current models do?
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2. teaearlgraycold ◴[01 Sep 25 05:54 UTC] No.45089842[source]▶
Gotta go all the way back to GPT3 to make that point? Everything has plateaued since GPT4. And yes, they’ve added all sorts of nice features like structured outputs and big context windows.