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Re: Will AI Take My Job? A Coder's Reality Check

I originally posted this post on my blog. Anita asked if AI, given all the hype, will take her job. Here: Will AI Take My Job? Anita Olsen ・ Apr 22 #discuss #ai Short answer: Not yet. Sure, we code daily and AI shines at spitting out code. But most of our work is balancing expectations and handling risk. Apart from coding, we as coders have to deal with: Inter-team planning Brainstorming sessions Putting late sprints back on track Designing requirements and user stories Decomposing a full project into milestones Scoping tasks with Product people Reviewing architecture designs Negotiating deadlines Talking to clients And that involves a lot of human interaction. It shouldn't surprise anyone that a coder will spend more time in meetings than coding on a normal day. And AI can't replace that human interaction yet. But sure, our job as coders will change. Even if we're skeptical about AI, we can't ignore it. We can only assume AI will generate code faster and cheaper than any of us. We have to adapt. We won't be code monkeys anymore, cracking lines of code in exchange for bananas. AI will handle that. And if AI will change everything, let it at least kill dumb SCRUM ceremonies. Join my email list and get a 2-minute email with curated resources about programming and software engineering every Friday. Don't miss out next Friday email.

Apr 30, 2025 - 06:26

Re: Will AI Take My Job? A Coder's Reality Check

I originally posted this post on my blog.

Anita asked if AI, given all the hype, will take her job.

Here:

Will AI Take My Job?

Anita Olsen ・ Apr 22

#discuss #ai

Short answer: Not yet.

Sure, we code daily and AI shines at spitting out code. But most of our work is balancing expectations and handling risk.

Apart from coding, we as coders have to deal with:

Inter-team planning
Brainstorming sessions
Putting late sprints back on track
Designing requirements and user stories
Decomposing a full project into milestones
Scoping tasks with Product people
Reviewing architecture designs
Negotiating deadlines
Talking to clients

And that involves a lot of human interaction. It shouldn't surprise anyone that a coder will spend more time in meetings than coding on a normal day. And AI can't replace that human interaction yet.

But sure, our job as coders will change. Even if we're skeptical about AI, we can't ignore it. We can only assume AI will generate code faster and cheaper than any of us. We have to adapt.

We won't be code monkeys anymore, cracking lines of code in exchange for bananas. AI will handle that. And if AI will change everything, let it at least kill dumb SCRUM ceremonies.

Join my email list and get a 2-minute email with curated resources about programming and software engineering every Friday. Don't miss out next Friday email.