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Re:Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light... by tqi on Monday December 16, 2024 @06:10PM (#42436537)
I'm not sure it is as simple as that - Induced Demand might be enough to keep the pool of human-hours steady. What that does to wages though, who can say...
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Re:Ask HN: SWEs how do you future-proof your career in light... by janalsncm on Monday December 16, 2024 @07:59PM (#42437254)
Well it certainly depends on how much induced demand there is, and how much automation can multiply developer productivity.

If we are talking an 80% reduction in developers needed per project, then we would need 5x the amount of software demand in the future to avoid a workforce reduction.

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