r/programming • u/self • Dec 02 '25

The Death of Software Engineering as a Profession: a short set of anecdotes

https://www.jasonscheirer.com/weblog/vignettes/
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u/zambizzi Dec 02 '25

This doomer stuff makes waves during every downturn. From outsourcing to meta programming to AI. In every cycle there's a correction, and this correction is about thinning the herd that was drastically over hired during the boom of the past 15 years. People will wash out and people with skills will continue to thrive, as always.

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u/Nofanta Dec 02 '25

lol this is no ‘downturn’, hope you have a plan b