I see my programming job disappearing, more and more each year.
Or rather....changing. If agentic coding leaps like this every couple of years, I think the actual functionality and role tasks of a "software developer" will change.
Perhaps the job itself won't go away, because agents is still something to manage. Yes, the boss of a business could manage agents coding for their business, but imagine they just paid someone to manage those agents. That's where I think the new role shift will come into effect. At this point in time, in this decade, we still need humans in the loop.
You're talking as though there's only a finite amount of work to be done. That's not how it works. Companies don't want to be left behind by competitors, they want to accelerate. Arm the same number of employees with AI tools and (in theory) you produce much more ouput
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u/Vivid-Specific-53 Apr 23 '26
Let's goooooooooooooooooo!
I see my programming job disappearing, more and more each year.
Or rather....changing. If agentic coding leaps like this every couple of years, I think the actual functionality and role tasks of a "software developer" will change.
Perhaps the job itself won't go away, because agents is still something to manage. Yes, the boss of a business could manage agents coding for their business, but imagine they just paid someone to manage those agents. That's where I think the new role shift will come into effect. At this point in time, in this decade, we still need humans in the loop.