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Next: “SWE is largely solved, expect mass unemployment in the next few years”?

That's already half of the threads I see on reddit lately.

Except we're actually seeing a non-trivial reduction in SWE jobs, particularly entry-level roles.

May be short term and turn around at some point, but the current trends definitely feel lower vs. higher.

Are we? Compare to when? How about compared to the 30 year variation, not just the last 6.

In “big tech” or internet services, or also the non-tech companies that employ most engineers?