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Re:Ask HN: Where is our profession (programmer) going? by sdevonoes on Friday June 26, 2026 @06:02AM (#48684657)
> What seems clear to me is that expectations around velocity and throughput will increase (are increasing).

This is why I don’t understand why folks around here (that are employed) feel so enthusiastic about AI. We are going to be working more in a rush to produce stuff that we won’t be feeling as proud of as we did before AI. Unless you were in the profession for the money, the delights of crafting software simply go away and AI is pushing us closer to be just… well, I don’t know, but I don’t like it. Sure thing, if you are a CEO, this new state of things must be wonderful

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Re:Ask HN: Where is our profession (programmer) going? by lackoftactics on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @05:24AM (#48730306)
There was a recent interview with Dax Raad on the Pragmatic Programmer podcast, and they talked briefly about it. We would like a future where we do just a bit more work and are happier with legacy codebases or work on getting rid of tech debt, but that definitely won't be something our employers are interested in.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is our profession (programmer) going? by 663344 on Tuesday June 30, 2026 @07:30PM (#48740587)
> AI is pushing us closer to be just… well, I don’t know, but I don’t like it.

"software plumbers"

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