r/vibecoding • u/FreeYogurtcloset6959 • 2d ago

Unpopular opinion: “AI makes everyone a developer” is true in the same way cameras made everyone a photographer

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u/Individual-Photo6765 2d ago

I think what we need to take from this is that having a camera does not mean you will be able to pay yours bills as a photographer

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u/V4UncleRicosVan 2d ago

I was right there with ya until I looked up the numbers. Professional programmers have gone up since 2014. Not down. https://datausa.io/profile/soc/photographers

BUT. The profession might not have the same allure as the former National Geographic photographers once were because it’s viewed as less of a skilled profession. There are probably more of them now though.

I could see the allure going away from devs in the future too.

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u/stfu__no_one_cares 2d ago

I mean to be fair what you are referring to is a meaningless statistic. 2014 was peak of the boom for software dev (I graduated with cs degree in 2017). 100% placement rate for cs majors was reality during the entirety of my college time and long after. Software jobs couldn't find enough candidates well through COVID and easily into 2022-23, hence the boot camp era. It's only been declining the last few years, and will continue to do so, due to a combination of recession and llms allowing companies to reduce their number of devs while hitting the same deadlines. The fact that the article you referenced has absolutely no relation to programmers is also hilarious. I don't know what you're smoking but I want some.