So, the AI panic is real. Everywhere you go, someone’s crying, "AI is gonna take our jobs!" And if you’re in tech—especially if you’re a developer—...
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AI won't replace us. Yet
There's a certain push trying to automate tasks that the current workforce does manually. That's where investments go and will keep going, including the tech sector.
As the comments state, learning new tech helps. And you only need to look back in history to see how this will probably go.
When the industrial revolution happened in UK and suddenly steam engines were able to do a lot of the manufacturing labor much faster and better than humans, old jobs were lost. But somebody still needed to handle these novelle engines.
The best thing, in my eyes, you can do is to learn and handle the tool that's meant to replace us. Many of the devs I know already do that while others are reluctant. We'll see who wins
Totally agreed, if devs won't adapt with changes and not get to know these new technologies then it is game over for them. As mentioned even in my post and your comment, learning to handle the tool thats meant to replace us is very important now or us developers would be left behind in the dust 😅
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I partially agree with you because what you said is really good and correct, but in the end, even from your own comment, AI became a tool for you to use rather than going alone. Why? because it needs a controller, a living being, i.e. a human. It makes mistakes and will continue to do so even in the future, too, but to bridge the gap made with those mistakes, like debugging, efficiency, scalability, etc, an experienced/professional developer is needed.
Just take the example of when labor work in industries started happening by machines, it did create unemployment but only for those who don't know how to control the machines. The same case is here, in this industry you have to adapt to the changes and find your way through else as stated in my article too "you will let yourself get replaced"
"I can do something that AI can't" 🧐
Yes, as well as AI can do many things you can't.
Bosses just have to find a way to make money from that. Cheap AI is much more attractive for business than expensive human employee.
I using 5 different AI for my current project
My experience is that team will improve my productivity a lot.
The teaser looks amazing!
Thank you! I hope the program also will be same level.
I agree, I don't think AI can fully replace great software engineers. However, AI tools can augment dev teams and free up time so engineers can focus on the fun stuff and problem solving. Things like generating boilerplate code and unit tests and creating technical documentation can be automated by AI. One of those tools that can do this is Qlerify (qlerify.com). The tool is inspired by Domain-Driven Design and simplifies collaboration between stakeholders and gathering of business needs. I am one of the founders and I would love feedback from the dev community on what we can improve!
That looks like a very promising product!
Agreed 👍. Yesterday, I showed an example to my brother to highlight where AI fails. It was a small but serious logical error that AI completely ignored, which can affect the task of the program. I’m happy I was able to explain to my brother why AI can't replace us
Ohh thats relatable, that conversation happened b/w with me and my sibling too!
Thanks for your sharing.
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AI simplifies workflows, but the value of developers lies in their ability to think critically and design solutions. Adapt, grow, and use AI as a tool to enhance your work.
Truest words indeed 🙂↕️
Solve problem and communication is great skills.
I like when you said about the business logic, it's something that you need the soft skills to understand how you can implement.
Yess, I am glad that message/thought was delivered clearly from my article. Thank you for reading 🙂↕️
Thank you for great article!
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what about deep reasoning models like openai o3
That is a good thought, but even that would require a programmer to operate properly. Of course, enhancements in AI technology will be made over the years to produce close to 100% of the best output but after all, it just becomes a tool for programmers to use not to replace them.
As you might have even noticed from my article too, changing with the times and technology is the only way you can survive in this industry, just treat them as your personal assistants you can order around 😅
AI can make our work more efficiently, and let us focus on the difficult task.
Useful Article.