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> I see this attitude a lot, and I think it is rooted in a sort of self-centered elitism. Anyone can do it, so why do it? The undercurrent is that nobody will

> I see this attitude a lot, and I think it is rooted in a sort of self-centered elitism. Anyone can do it, so why do it? The undercurrent is that nobody will be able to make a career out of it anymore. Sure, programming is intellectually stimulating, but it's questionable whether it'll lead to highly compensated jobs now. I'm a hobbyist who loves computers so I'm still going to do it. I have been entertaining thoughts of doing it professionally though. The market isn't encouraging at all.

genxy 5mo ago
It changes what you can do and how you do it, but it still needs someone with skills to drive it. And it does hit a capability plateau, you cannot just say, "make me a compiler for xyz". Your prompt has to be at least 8 sentences. A skilled programmer and a skilled user of AI can do amazing things. But you need to be both. Lay persons cranking out zombie react sites shouldn't be scaring anyone. It is good to have a half functioning prototype, it allows everyone to have something to bounce ideas off of.