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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by pjmlp on Saturday March 16, 2024 @07:23AM (#39724911)
It would be like steering offshore teams, with the difference the team are now AI agents.

Better look for architecture and management jobs, only a few select ones would still be allowed into the magic tower.

Naturally after a heavy round of letcode interviews that have nothing to do with writing AI algorithms.

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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by Kuinox on Saturday March 16, 2024 @08:06AM (#39725166)
Management ? I'm not sure, if the AI makes engineers 10-20x more efficient, you will need way less engineers, and way less managers.
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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by pjmlp on Saturday March 16, 2024 @08:26AM (#39725311)
There is always a spot for more managers, welcome to big corps.
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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by amlib on Saturday March 16, 2024 @09:25AM (#39725685)
Its Managers all the way down...
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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by nikolayasdf123 on Saturday March 16, 2024 @09:43AM (#39725839)
until big corp laysoff all that middle management
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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by anticensor on Saturday March 16, 2024 @11:53PM (#39731802)
and middle managers start their own firm, consisting entirely of manager managers
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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by leifross on Sunday March 17, 2024 @06:09PM (#39738504)
Replacing managers is a walk in the park compared to replacing programmers. The focus is on programming because that is the benchmark, if we can outsource that to AI, then we can replace everyone.
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Re:AutoDev: Automated AI-driven development by Microsoft by margorczynski on Saturday March 16, 2024 @09:46AM (#39725876)
Well maybe more project/program management than typical people management - you still need someone to organize the work at a higher level, collect the requirements and feedback, check all the compliance boxes, etc.

But I agree that typical line management jobs will evaporate along with the engineering ones.

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