Ask HN: As a Software Dev, how do you hedge for a world where AI takes your job?

Posted by vcanhoto on Thursday August 27, 2026 @04:15AM
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Re:Ask HN: As a Software Dev, how do you hedge for a world w... by zeafoamrun on Thursday August 27, 2026 @04:19AM (#49461542)

Marry a wealthy heiress with family fortune from some other industry.

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Re:Ask HN: As a Software Dev, how do you hedge for a world w... by dkowalski on Thursday August 27, 2026 @01:52PM (#49468626)

I would shy away from anchoring on "taking your job". Maybe it is, i don't know you. But generally, you own the outcome. Not looking at AI output or understanding what it does is what outmodes you. Go down the path of making good use of it with owning the outcome, challenging it, rather than just trusting it.

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Re:Ask HN: As a Software Dev, how do you hedge for a world w... by abidshaikh on Sunday August 30, 2026 @11:21PM (#49505226)

Have you tried building your own projects?

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