• uuj8za@piefed.social
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    19
    ·
    4 days ago

    These people are clueless.

    Software engineers still have a job to do, AI has just changed it, said Ethan Mollick, an associate professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and author of the upcoming book Co-Existence.

    “Now it’s not about who can write the most code,”

    Who the fuck… when the fuck… it’s NEVER been about who writes the most code.

  • eicker@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    34
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    4 days ago

    The job is changing, not disappearing. Writing syntax is becoming cheaper, but understanding systems, tradeoffs, security, debugging and talking to humans is still expensive. The engineers who treat AI like a power tool instead of a rival will probably end up building more, not less.

    • BrickEater@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      15
      arrow-down
      7
      ·
      4 days ago

      Those engineers can eat a dick and I will do everything in my power to avoid ANYTHING AI related. I’m bringing back bullying tech nerds.