@nixCraft@mastodon.social I have a different take: * AI will not replace writing code, we're just going through a hype phase, the outcome of which will confirm AI produces code that is uneconomical to fix. BUT * Coding will become a commodity skill, with a very large talent pool, and the vast vast majority of coding needs being vanilla bread-and-butter requiring no specialist expertise. This will mean wages for coders will drop, and as individuals they will have to accept a drastic drop in people treating them as special. Lots of egos will be bruised in the transition. BUT ALSO * the value of people who can combine technical talent with understanding people and their needs, understanding product design, .. will remain high. These are the people who solve problems and build valuable products. This combination of skills has not been prevalent in the coding community, some might persuasively argue. If you want to feel special, and earn lots, become a plumber, a dentist. Learn Mandarin, not C++.