talk about a chicken little, omg the sky is falling post. Don't listen to this guy about joining the technology workforce, there remains a bright future in doing so. It's hard work, and not for everyone, but if you like it then jump on in and join the party.
" A single computer program written by perhaps a dozen developers can wipe out hundreds of jobs."
So on one hand, don't be a "coder" because it's a dead end job; on the other hand a dozen developers can get paid to write a single computer program. So which is it? should we be the developers writing the programs that may or may not take all these awesome jobs away? I for one would choose to be on the side that is writing the program than getting replaced by it.
Can software replace jobs, sure can, but you fail to reason how not being a "coder" helps your future.
TL;DR: The relatively small group of people who learn how to code will have good jobs writing automation software that will cause the unemployment and misery of the larger group who don't know how to code. There won't be enough good coding jobs for everybody to have one, though, and they won't last forever as competition for them is bound to increase, so it would be better if you stayed in the latter group.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 17.7 ms ] thread" A single computer program written by perhaps a dozen developers can wipe out hundreds of jobs."
So on one hand, don't be a "coder" because it's a dead end job; on the other hand a dozen developers can get paid to write a single computer program. So which is it? should we be the developers writing the programs that may or may not take all these awesome jobs away? I for one would choose to be on the side that is writing the program than getting replaced by it.
Can software replace jobs, sure can, but you fail to reason how not being a "coder" helps your future.