With AI looming, is there still space for new coders? - eviltoast

For some background, I originally wanted to break into programming back when I was in college but drifted more into desktop tech support and now systems administration. SysAdmin work is draining me, though, and I want to pick back up programming and see if I can make a career out of it, but industry seems like it could be moving in a direction to rely on AI for coding. Everything I’ve heard has said AI is not there yet, but if it’s looking like it hits a point where it reaches an ability to fully automate coding, should I even bother? Am I going to be obsolete after a year? Five years?

  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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    9 months ago

    SysAdmin work is draining me, though, and I want to pick back up programming and see if I can make a career out of it

    SysAdmin plus Dev skills makes a DevOps Specialist which is still in high demand. I suppose it might feel too much like the SysAdmin work.

    Am I going to be obsolete after a year? Five years?

    I was advised not to bother decades ago based on similar logic, but I’m still very much in demand.