Software engineering has only been around for ~80...

Software engineering has only been around for ~80 years and has grown dramatically. There's been a near-constant shortage of software engineers for many years; it's part of the reason software engineering compensation, starting in Silicon Valley and spreading from there, has gotten quite high!" "" "The idea that AI will replace all software engineers is comical. The Internet continues to penetrate more of the world, with over 5 billion users today (about 2 in every 3 humans), growing from ~63% to ~67% in the last ~3 years. " "" "Will AI change how the job of a software engineer is performed? Definitely, and I'm pretty excited about it! I also want to be able to work on my AR glasses so I'm not tethered to a desk, but that's a slightly different industry that needs to develop. " "" "Productivity increases are how technology grows the economic pie for the world, and while there are displacement effects from the changes, software engineers are building this technology; they are going to be needed to keep building and, perhaps more importantly, to maintain what's been built.

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