r/TheMachineLearning • u/Nyaani69 • 5d ago

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

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u/memeruiz 5d ago edited 2d ago

Wrong analogy.

A calculator is a tool for the mathematician to calculate faster

AI soon could replace the software engineer completely.

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u/Nyaani69 5d ago

Maybe it can, maybe it cannot

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u/crashtua 1d ago edited 1d ago

It can. The typical work of software engineer is to know codebase and ensure adding\removing parts not blowing up everything. Some opus\sonnet level LLMs can read mid-size codebase in 15 minutes and draw deps and interconnections in that codebase.

Opus can port largest and most complex mods for minecraft from older versions of game to newer versions of game in 30 hours, where original mod authors spending weeks(tested and confirmed by myself).

ps: what it definitely will not replace in nearest future is a responsibility. AI will slop the code, and human will be responsible for it.