The article came to a romantic end that doesn't satisfy how I feel about the workplace now. I have to admit a dirty truth, that I joined this field because of the pay and job stability, not simply for a love of programming. Because of this I feel distressed for its future. No longer can someone walk into a job slightly under qualified and grow with time. Companies will opt for smaller teams of 10xers that with the companionship of AI can pump out 10x10 more code then the rest of us. Simply put, as a 20 something out of college, I'm going to need to figure out how to make as much money as soon as possible.
I completely agree, and I think that's precisely the heart of the matter. Salaries will likely begin to decrease, or at the very least, they won't increase at the rate they would have if this technology didn't exist. It seems inevitable to me that programming will become just another job. It's saddening because I deeply love to code and understand the inner workings of it all.
