- For decades, computer programming was a highly lucrative and in-demand profession.
- For many, it symbolized a fast and relatively easy path to wealth, success, and status.
- However, this is no longer the case, as the decline of programming as a profession accelerates.
- Software engineers have effectively made themselves redundant through their own innovations—namely, AI.
- As with broader discussions on AI and job displacement, some find comfort in denial, claiming jobs will evolve rather than disappear.
- While this might be partially true in the short term, fewer programmers will be needed over time. Eventually, even these “evolved” roles will face redundancy due to AI advancements.
- This is not a prophecy—it is already happening.
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- The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 10% decline in computer programming jobs from 2023 to 20331. However, according ADP Research Institute, software developer employment has already dropped by over 8% between 2023 and 20242.
Software developer employment peaked in 2019 and has been declining since.
The rise—and fall—of the software developer – ADP Research
- Additionally, unlike in the past, software developer salaries are growing slower than the workforce average. While developers still earn more than twice the U.S. median salary, the trend is clear.
- If you’ve used AI tools for coding, this makes sense. While not perfect and still requiring human oversight, AI makes coding faster and easier—and it’s only improving.
The claim that “computer programming will be 100% solved” may not be universally true in every corner of tech by that exact date, but in spirit, it is already happening. AI has crossed a threshold where it can handle the lion’s share of coding tasks, and that trend is only accelerating.
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- In the long run, this shift could be positive. Freed from financial pressures through UBI or similar systems, people may pursue personal interests instead of work obligations.
- Coding could become one such pursuit—a creative and enjoyable hobby.
- Unlike corporate coding tasks, personal coding projects can be fun and artistic. You can create almost anything with code, including art—and more people are using it for these purposes.
- While coding as a profession is declining, creative coding as a hobby it rising.
- Creative coding uses computer programming to create visually appealing and interactive digital art, focusing on artistic expression rather than functionality.
- The legacy of the IT boom has left coding highly accessible. There are abundant resources for learning to code or leveraging frameworks and libraries that simplify the process.
- When we’re doing our own thing, it doesn’t matter if AI can do it better than we do. We decide if and how to use AI.
- In the realm of hobbies, we are the monarchs and everything is subordinate to our well-being, including AI.
- This makes hobbies AI-proof. And that’s great because, while programming is one prominent example, AI is coming for all our jobs.
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