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Am I the only one who hopes my current job is my last job and AI will more or less wipe out software engineering as a profession by decade’s end?

I love my job, but I can’t see myself doing it for the rest of my life. I have greater ambitions than that, and what’s stopping me from pursuing them is that implementation of big things is really hard. If AI makes implementation much easier, then that makes pursuing those things really worthwhile.

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Without software engineering, what exactly do you feel you bring to the table (so to speak). Is there something you have that no one else does?

Because, to be blunt, if you don't have that something, why would an AI doing the grunt work help you? Everyone else will have the same advantage.

And if you do have that something, why let your day job stop you from tackling it?

I just don't understand why AI would change anything fundamentally for you.

> Without software engineering, what exactly do you feel you bring to the table (so to speak). Is there something you have that no one else does

I know how to talk to people, I have 30 years of industry experience and I’m technical and up to date. Other people have that combination of skills but it’s rare enough.

We can name the professions that won't eventually be wiped out, but not a lot of them are suited (or palatable) to middle-aged dudes.

I have 20 years left on my mortgage on a one bedroom apartment so I would very much hope this is not my last software engineering job!

do hard things.

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