I agree it makes a tough road for juniors, since it can do a lot of the things they can do. But even for them, it could just as well be a tool for learning the

I agree it makes a tough road for juniors, since it can do a lot of the things they can do. But even for them, it could just as well be a tool for learning the basics more quickly. I disagree that software engineering "happens in information space". I understand your point, and it makes sense, but coding just isn't the hard part of the job. It's dealing with people and requirements, and people who can do that are going to remain valuable for a long time (at least, until AI can just do it all without intervention from pesky humans).