Would disagree there — system integration probably accounts for like 90% of development work; just at different layers of abstraction.
It’s evergreen work that companies are endlessly trying to eliminate or automate yet keep running headfirst into.
It’s evergreen work that companies are endlessly trying to eliminate or automate yet keep running headfirst into.
Though I disagree with GP's reply to you about being product-oriented and such - 90% of products are just "system integration" with some custom marketing graphics and a sprinkle of vendor lock in :).
Combination of standardization and AI will end in a great carnage of software developer jobs, as system integration is basically the poster child of a job that should not exist in ideal world - i.e. all problems are problems of insufficient automation or insufficient ability to cope with complexity. But there's only so much demand for R&D and creating bona fide new capabilities, and not everyone wants to be a manager or a salesperson...
IDK, might be really the time to pick some trade skills, as manual labor in the field is likely the last thing to be automated away.