Row 30842

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As a big tech programmer, I think he's right. It's not dead in the sense that there will be no need for programmers. But the recent layoffs have proven there is a lot of staff bloat in the industry. Major reductions in force which haven't really impacted delivery timelines. There are so many people coasting in this role.

A few years back, when interest rates were low and companies had a lot of money to throw around, it was impossible to find enough programmers to fill every role. We've learned that it's not that there's soooo much work to be done and not enough people. The people in the roles weren't nearly productive enough. Layoffs put everyone into survival mode and forced them to perform. Along with the push for younger people to get into coding, there are so many new grads each semester entering the applicant pool on top of all the people laid off.

The 2010s were an incredible time to make money in programming. The explosion of mobile and web apps was a cash cow for this skill set. We've gotten to a point where the tooling for all this development is very mature. Companies have learned they can squeeze a lot more output out of fewer people. We're already at the point where designers can create a semi-functional prototype with no code at all, you just need code monkeys to put the pieces together.

The job won't disappear but I think gone are the days of programmers working cushy 20-30 hours weeks making high six figures. We're going to have to work 40-60 hour weeks to make a much more reasonable salary. Which wouldn't be a big deal except that companies are going to still record profits, it's just going to funnel to C level and shareholders.

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text As a big tech programmer, I think he's right. It's not dead in the sense that there will be no need for programmers. But the recent layoffs have proven there is a lot of staff bloat in the industry. Major reductions in force which haven't really impacted delivery timelines. There are so many people coasting in this role. A few years back, when interest rates were low and companies had a lot of money to throw around, it was impossible to find enough programmers to fill every role. We've learned …
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