I was laid off in April and decided to switch profession a bit. Move from creating things that can only be seen on screen to things that can be touched and be helpful. The pay is not good, but working on real things side by side with people, cursing loudly when it doesn't work and cheering each other when it does instead of "as-per-my-last-email"ing and nitpicking on PRs made my life feel more fulfilled. Soldering fumes and metal particles maybe aren't good for my health, but so was a sitting lifestyle. Now I almost don't touch a PC at work, my screentime is lowest in the last 5 years, grease replaced a moisturizing hands cream, but I no longer care about LLM/Diffusion slop that much.
So, if you want to continue programming, I can only advise to go for embedded/robotics, learn CAD (for 3D-print, CNC, PCBs, etc) and do things that can be touched. LLMs won't be able to catch up with you for a long time. You can still use LLMs to consult/rubber-duck, but they won't be able to replace you or walk the walk for you.
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So, if you want to continue programming, I can only advise to go for embedded/robotics, learn CAD (for 3D-print, CNC, PCBs, etc) and do things that can be touched. LLMs won't be able to catch up with you for a long time. You can still use LLMs to consult/rubber-duck, but they won't be able to replace you or walk the walk for you.