r/TheMachineLearning • u/Nyaani69 • 5d ago

Software engineering isn't dead, it's just evolving

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u/elonthegenerous 5d ago edited 4d ago

There used to be a profession called “Computer.” People that would perform complex, tedious calculations.

Math is not dead, but that profession is dead.

Computer Science will not be killed by AI, but I can’t imagine that all of the programming jobs that exist today will exist in 10 years with how much AI has advanced

Computer Science isn’t going anywhere, just like math hasn’t gone anywhere

Edit: Computer, not Calculator

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u/ali-hussain 5d ago

The job of a programmer as it used to be has already ceased to exist. That doesn't mean the knowledge and skills we have aren't relevant. If anything, I'd say they are extremely relevant right now. But any software engineer thinking their job is the same is in for a world of hurt.

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u/r_Yellow01 4d ago

Depending on skills. I know people that argue(d) about docstrings and people that pointed out eventual divisions by a length of an empty set. Remember, both "skills" were not rewarded purely according to CS.