Re:Ask HN: What is the future of Devs, after launch of Anthr...
by codingdave on Thursday April 09, 2026 @05:27AM
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And at the same time, professional woodworkers still exist, and people really hate on IKEA desks.
So I agree - the number of professional software engineers may decrease, but it isn't going away. And based on what I'm seeing in my consulting gigs, the senior folks won't ever be replaced - they may spend more time fixing slop than doing greenfield work, but the jobs will be there.
Re:Ask HN: What is the future of Devs, after launch of Anthr...
by CSP_LIBRARY on Thursday April 09, 2026 @05:26AM
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Good point
I strongly believe that the work will drop, because less people will be needed, and the expected quality will be higher, because manual labor is expensive, but it will remain. Like in car manufacturing. You buy a car and pay for it, but there are expensive hand-made cars that you can buy, and they are highly customized, with personal attitude toward the clients. Manual software implementation can go the same direction as hand-made cars.