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1. harimau777 · 1790791864 · focus · HN ↗

   Have any of these articles actually addressed HOW software developers are supposed to retrain for good jobs? Personally I have neither the money nor the years to go back to college to get a livable job.

   1. tripleee · 1790793755 · focus · HN ↗

      I know some people whose work was already almost completely eliminated by AI (language translation) and they're not doing great. Reality is there's no-one out there looking out for you except yourself and very close family/friends.

      1. sdcfgy · 1790795536 · focus · HN ↗

         I know a language translator (Japanese/English) who is doing very well out of AI screwing up and causing damage.

         1. tripleee · 1790795720 · focus · HN ↗

            This might be the savior for software developers

            1. duskdozer · 1790854756 · focus · HN ↗

               It could. But I'm not confident there will be a broad recognition of the fact if things become much worse than they are, or of the cause, or that there will be a desire to make things be better. There has been a long decline in quality in favor of optimizing for monetization and engagement, predating LLMs. But I do think there will be some pullback in things that actually matter if not in the SaaS FOTM.

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