What's gonna happen to software engineers? (yakko.dev) AI
The post argues there’s no single answer to what will happen to software developers, but AI will likely change roles over a 5–10 year period, pushing many “software as a means to an end” developers to adapt rather than disappear. It frames devs into two broad motivations (“means to an end” vs “software as the end”) and outlines possible futures: business-as-usual with faster tooling, a shift toward “product builders” using natural language, or a move toward more user-facing product work where developers act more like PMs managing agent-driven teams.
June 02, 2026 00:55
Source: Hacker News