A lot of people think more jobs overall will be created from this. I sort of agree. However, our day to day has changed so much. The problems that I found fulfilling to solve are now handed off to LLMs, but at the same time I can build the things I want to build easier and faster. There are tradeoffs for sure. I'm trying to stay positive though.

I am also not totally stoked about this whole LLM thing. But it's still hard for me to imagine all of the programming jobs going away. Even with all of the advancements they've made, I really cannot imagine a non-programmer doing my job.

Even though opus 5.5 is like a goddamn genius, and I don't really even feel like I need to check the code, I still absolutely could not imagine a PM taking over most of my tasks. Not even close

Hang in there! What you can build knowing how to code is drastically different from what promptards can build. Imagine trying to build a car without knowing anything about car building - you’d just get the most generic boring clunker anyone can design.

I think the answer is: Think of yourself as a maker, not as a programmer, and you'll be good.

I feel like a good chunk of my skills that I honed over decades as a software engineer are obsolete: programming, debugging, navigating code. But there are other skills and especially experiences that, at least with the current level of tools, allow me to do much more than someone who doesn't have them: knowing what computers can and cannot do, or only inefficiently; distributed systems; deployment; CI/CD pipelines.

I feel ya. I've been grappling with the fact how this field has been completely uprooted. On one hand, I see this as another layer of abstraction: I don't know assembly, yet I can command the processor to do stuff via python. LLMs can be seen as another layer of abstraction that allows us to write higher volumes of even more complex software. On the other hand, I can see how programmers can go the route of the chimney sweepers. I try to be optimistic but feel fearful as well.

Have you talked with a mental health professional? There's a lot of negativity in your comment that suggests larger issues than your concerns about LLMs.

Feel you bro, same age, same feelings. And even though AI won't replace me, the work is shit now. I like to code, not to babysit some retarded genius.

I don't know what they expect people to do. Start a luxury porn company like Amodei's wife?

> I'm not going to go to the trades

I find it unrealistic anyway, that market will be saturated so fast, it won't make a difference for you or me, in the grand scheme of things.

Don’t listen to the BS garbage coming from the tech bros. They have zero clue about how Ai will ultimately shape the future.