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Stack Overflow: 79% of developers considering new horizons
- JohnFen 3y agoI've been considering switching to a different career path, I just have to figure out which one. I increasingly feel that there is no place for the likes of me in the software industry anymore.
- klooney 3y agoWhat kind of person specifically?
- JohnFen 3y agoOld-school. The industry culture has moved over the years to one that doesn't sit well with me from an ethical point of view. I realized a little while ago that somewhere along the line, I became embarrassed by it and don't really like to be "outed" to people that I'm a software dev. All of which would be manageable except that the majority of the time that I express my specific concerns on HN, the responses clearly demonstrate how much the industry (at least as represented here) and I have diverged from each other.
- proc0 3y agoIt's not surprising a big reason is AI. if there is any career that should be adapting to it is software engineering and development.
- JohnFen 3y agoThat's an interesting statement. Why should software devs be adapting to it any more than any other knowledge-working/creative field?
- proc0 3y agoAI is software, and until it becomes AGI by improving itself there is going to be a need for software developers. This isn't the case for most other industries that will be impacted in a more substantial way by either transforming them or rendering them obsolete.