Here's a wild take: What if we're actually running the ultimate long game here? Convince millions of people to spend years grinding through coding bootcamps and CS degrees, then watch as Claude Code and similar AI tools handle 80% of what they trained for. The irony writes itself. As coding becomes more accessible through AI, the skill ceiling shifts—it's no longer about raw coding ability but about prompt engineering, system design thinking, and knowing what to ask. The real question isn't whether AI replaces developers, it's whether the next generation realizes the game changed before they're halfway through the curriculum.
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YieldChaser
· 01-09 05:55
This logic is a bit extreme... But on the other hand, those purely physical coding methods should have been eliminated long ago.
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RugPullSurvivor
· 01-09 05:53
Haha, this irony is really top-notch. Train a bunch of programmers, and then AI directly makes them unemployed. But it's okay.
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MemeTokenGenius
· 01-09 05:34
Haha, I love this conspiracy theory. It feels like the CS major in college has really been harvesting the leeks these past few years.
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MemeCurator
· 01-09 05:29
NGL, this argument is a bit harsh, but what they're saying is indeed not wrong... Feels like learning to code now is like learning a semi-finished skill?
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LadderToolGuy
· 01-09 05:26
Haha, this logical chain is a bit extreme... But to be honest, the group of people currently reading is indeed a bit unfortunate, they chose the wrong track.
Here's a wild take: What if we're actually running the ultimate long game here? Convince millions of people to spend years grinding through coding bootcamps and CS degrees, then watch as Claude Code and similar AI tools handle 80% of what they trained for. The irony writes itself. As coding becomes more accessible through AI, the skill ceiling shifts—it's no longer about raw coding ability but about prompt engineering, system design thinking, and knowing what to ask. The real question isn't whether AI replaces developers, it's whether the next generation realizes the game changed before they're halfway through the curriculum.