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Could not read the article, site is down; with that said I don't think we are in a bubble. Software is essentially eating the world, replacing non software jobs
by wonderwonder 8y ago
Could not read the article, site is down; with that said I don't think we are in a bubble. Software is essentially eating the world, replacing non software jobs. Just look at grocery stores and the proliferation of self checkouts. Then look at Amazon's concept stores where you just walk out with whatever you want and your account is charged. All of these technologies lead to reduced non tech jobs but an increase in the need for software engineers.
Self driving taxis and trucks are another example of the potential of software to replace non technical jobs. As automation and technology increases it appears that the need for non technical workers will decrease and the need for skilled engineers will continue to increase. The future is coming and software / hardware engineers are it's architects. Unfortunately the chances that non technical workers will lose jobs goes hand in hand with that.
- gizmo686 8y agoIt might not be a bubble, but what you are describing (which I agree with) is not stable. At the moment there is a boom in software development because there is a lot of software to build. But, as the industry stabilizes, we will find that once we have built the software, then the software is already built. At some point in the future, there will be an inflection point where there is simply less software work to be done today then there was yesterday. I don't know when this inflection point will happen, but it will happen.