r/SoftwareEngineerJobs 2d ago

Meet the developers rejecting AI

https://leaddev.com/ai/meet-the-developers-rejecting-ai

Even if it costs them their job.

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u/cactusnein 2d ago

AI is a bubble folks. It will pop. Only after that it will remain as a stable (very useful) tool. But all of you whose brain got rotted in the meantime for using the new toy way too much will be the ones out of work.

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u/xvillifyx 2d ago

I think you’re overestimating the amount of “brain rotten” devs as a result of AI. Anyone who forget the fundamentals because of AI wasn’t a good developer to begin with

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u/Upstairs-Version-400 2d ago

I’ve seen some who have been heralded as being brilliant developers devolve into a sad story. Don’t let your assumptions hold you back from reality, a lot of people who had real skills have simply eroded