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Peter Gabriel is fucking courageous. I love it. I'm a 50+ programmer. I can absolutely feel this shit pressing on me. Good. Are people right that there are ethi

• doug_durham 3y ago
  I’m in your same demographic. However I see these technologies as career extenders, not career threats. I can learn things faster than ever and adapt to changes more easily.
  • mftb 3y ago
    That's awesome. That's exactly the kind of thinking that turns L's to W's.
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  • shepherdjerred 3y ago
    As someone much younger (mid 20's), I have absolutely no idea what to do. I don't even think there _is_ anything I can do, aside from waiting to see what happens. What happens when programmers are no longer needed? That certainly (I hope) won't happen in 5 years, but given the exponential rate of improvement, I can see programming as a profession being gone in 20-30 years.
    • oriettaxx 3y ago
      you sound too pessimistic even if programming is gone in 20-30 years, you have plenty of time (and energy) to make your daily move to "what is needed".
    • reportgunner 3y ago
      > What happens when programmers are no longer needed? I can't imagine a situation like this. Who is doing all the actual programming work ? Who is receiving the products of the work ? Who is competing with the previous two groups ? Writing code might be no longer needed at some point but programmers don't spend majority of their time writing code.