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Ask HN: What do I do now that software engineering is dead?

4•eerichmond33•1h ago
I truly believe that most hard skills i.e. coding, math, etc are just gone in the near future... or at least so scarce that it would be extremely optimistic to think you could land that job.

I have no idea how to handle this from a career perspective. I'm getting my masters, so it isn't like I have job experience and can easily transition into a broader management role.

I'd love to hear how you are thinking about this.

Comments

bityard•1h ago
The invention of electric power tools did not put all carpenters out of work, only the ones who refused to adapt to them.
stevenalowe•1h ago
Imagine the carnage and pushback if electric power tools misbehaved like LLMs…
anupshinde•1h ago
I don't think software engineering is going to die. Coding, as we know it, is going to change a lot. Short-term pain, but in the long term, we are likely to see an explosion of software. Having said that, AGI could change things - but then every profession would be dead.

Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfMAtaocvJw

zafka•32m ago
Hi, I sort of wandered into my career. I started in telecom due to a co-op, and then jumped to a cool job making computers for blind people that was both closer to my home, but also offered the opportunity to see many parts of the business. I ended up working on electronics and software in the medical device field. If one has the aptitude for it, I think jobs that are closer to the hardware will have a much longer shelf life. Get a copy of "Horowitz and hill", if you find that book entertaining, you should be fine.

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