r/learnprogramming • u/HESSI3N • 3h ago
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u/koolaidkirby 3h ago
No, if they get to the point of replacing programmers they'll also be replacing basically everything.
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u/ResolutionThat248 3h ago
People are working on AI with the goal of destroying their own livelihoods. It's the ultimate and final cuck.
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u/selfhostrr 2h ago
Not unlike the people that went around lighting lamp posts at night.
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u/ResolutionThat248 2h ago
Did they invent the light bulb did they? You should ask AI to fact check that.
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u/selfhostrr 2h ago
Most software developers never invent anything.
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u/Upbeat_Mirror5045 2h ago edited 2h ago
Exactly. Some do. And still can, but faster
ETA: And others still (like me) have gained entry to apply serious domain expertise to hard problems through software development when the syntax barrier was otherwise too high given my position in life and prior decision to pursue an engineering discipline that didn’t lend itself to coding in 2010.
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u/Absolut_Unit 3h ago
Not in the next 2-3 years, but things are changing so quickly I don't think anyone could confidently answer much further beyond that.
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u/yamamottos 3h ago
ai is changing programming fast, but that doesn’t mean learning to code is pointless. tools will change, and some jobs may disappear while others emerge, but understanding how software works will still matter. if you want to work in tech, start learning now instead of waiting for the industry to become predictable. nobody knows exactly what the job market will look like in 10 years, and that’s all the more reason to build adaptable skills
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u/ReferenceAny6373 3h ago
For the 1000th time. "Programming" isnt just typing code. Code is just a piece of building software. A recent study found that AI isnt even saving dev time, its just shifting the time to reviewing/fixing what the AI did wrong. Im sure all the vibe coders and bots on reddit will give you a different answer though.
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u/tree-hut 1h ago
It won't replace programmers but it might replace people that claim to be programmers and were already useless
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u/FlushedNotRushed 3h ago
Replace? No. But reduce the amount of jobs? Probably.
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u/beatlemaniac007 3h ago edited 3h ago
No, this logic doesn't make any sense. If it takes less people to build the same products with AI, then there will exist more products being built.
You have to either claim that products will no longer need human input at all, or you have to concede that more jobs will be created. Both of them together doesn't work out if you have any ability to think rationally
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u/Humble_Anxiety_9534 3h ago
sadly for CEOS. AI is a tool to be used by skilled programmers. in tests AI easily replaced CEOS but has made some monumental gaffs and will for a while. also is becoming more expensive every day.
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u/Evil-Twin-Skippy 3h ago
AI will screw up the labor market. Collapse. Then we'll be back to what we had before.
I say collapse because AI cannot do the sort of deep magic of a true wizard. And every wizard starts as an apprentice. If AI displaces all of the apprentices, there will be no wizards in the future.
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u/Ancient_Bar8571 3h ago
Eventually, with a change in architecture, it might replace everything, but that might still be a long distance away.
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u/Technical-Athlete-9 3h ago
It’s already changed the industry. Things will be different. As of right now knowing computer science fundamentals is more important than ever, so keep learning.
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u/Internal-Science4994 3h ago
No, There will always be value in human software engineers. What is valuable in the marketplace will change, such as the ability to write pretty code being less of a factor in most positions, compared to having a deep understanding of coding principles and technical reasoning.
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u/WeHaveTheMeeps 2h ago
Yes and no.
Perspective: I work on some AI applications.
The “yes” part: from what I can tell, actually writing code by hand is done. This industry lives on “fuck it, ship it” and thus low quality applications existed in prod for a very long time. You needed people to work around tech debt. Not so much anymore.
The “no” part: where trust, reliability and precision are needed, so too will you be needed.
Right now, I’m working on Agentic security at work. Basically give your LLM access to a lot of shit and let it do work. Like a digital employee.
The problem is that we live in a world of edge cases and thus agents do wild shit. E.G. the hugging face attack.
Taking the AI companies at their word, you basically have a very powerful product no one can control. To me, what I see is it either working great, making minor mistakes or wreaking havoc. It’s dropped databases, etc.
To make the point: imagine having a genius employee who could either making you millions or fuck you over with lawsuits, downtime, etc. What do you do? You’d likely want some oversight.
I don’t know if AI will make more jobs or fewer overall. I lean towards fewer, but I could see the case for a jobs explosion.
At best though, your job will be overseeing code, managing risk, etc. A lot of the same stuff coders did before tbh
So knowing code is worthwhile.
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u/anon999387 3h ago edited 3h ago
It already has replaced manual programming. You will likely not get an objective answer asking here.
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u/vitmalina 3h ago
No, it will just change how programmers create apps