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Experts Say Young People Should Learn to Code so They Can Get a Job 10 Years Ago (hard-drive.net)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The problem isn't that ai can code, or that people will be able to get a program off the ground with no experience, it's that the profession will be completely devalued.

People will come to you, and say they only want to pay 3 peanuts because "all you have to do is type it into the ai chatbot"

I saw the same thing happen with web Dev when my civil engineer uncle said "anyone can build a website, I'll just hire some high school kid" and this came from someone in professional services who should know better

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

it’s that the profession will be completely devalued.

Yes, the position where folks tell you "I have an idea for the next Facebook! I just need you to code it" will be devalued. /s