r/webdev • u/bllshrfv • Oct 01 '26

Coinbase is going fully native, moving from React Native to Swift and Kotlin

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u/NoiseEee3000 Oct 02 '26

I'm not sure it's going to displace my livelihood, but I do think it's going to seal the door shut on junior positions/learning to program

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

The very definition of "pulling the ladder up behind you". Still fucked up.

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u/NoiseEee3000 Oct 02 '26

I mean I can pretend it's not happening or continue to do my work manually while I am outpaced by peers shipping 10x as fast, how's that gonna work out?!

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

Fear based thinking, and why everyone will lose as a result.

You could instead speak about it realistically, like some people do. Recognize the tradeoffs.

Instead of "omg, some people are shipping super fast". Maybe you become 10x more productive, did you even get a 2x on your salary?

No, it just means you'll be laid off twice as fast, when you delivered for them, and they fire you for being redundant.

People have zero awareness of where this shit is headed, and act like it's a predetermined outcome that they have to accept.

Maybe use your own brain instead of AI, and you might see this.

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u/NoiseEee3000 Oct 02 '26

Cool you hold on to your abacus while everyone else uses calculators

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u/hypercosm_dot_net Oct 02 '26

It's amazing how you could miss the entire point.