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Experts Say Young People Should Learn to Code so They Can Get a Job 10 Years Ago (hard-drive.net)

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's going to be outsourcing on steroids. So many folks employed either talking to the AI to get it to write the right code, or fixing the shitty code the AI spits out.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

OMG we figured out how to automate legacy code. Just means we can skip the fun greenfield startup phase and go straight to the endless ground war.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

That's all I do now. But I'm as productive by myself as I would be with a team of juniors under me.