I got laid off from my software job then took a physical labor job to make ends meet. I got promoted to management and used my software skills to automate most of my job. This is my recommended career path.

[–] echindod@programming.dev 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Software skills plus domain knowledge is a good combination, and I think it will remain viable in the future. But who the fuck knows?

[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 0 points 9 hours ago

Software skills plus domain knowledge

Software skills --> Anyone will be able to vibecode a good-enough app within 2-3 years

Domain knowledge --> Top LLMs already have domain knowledge comparable to specialists in whichever field, and are getting less hallucinatory & more accurate every year.

Not being a doomer, no idea what policies make sense going forward, but this is what I observe