About whether AI-assisted coding is the start of the end of software development jobs.
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About whether AI-assisted coding is the start of the end of software development jobs.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Also I would add until AI can debug what it wrote? I doubt it. The current set generate things that look good. But will have interesting bugs. Until it can debug it, it will be a handy tool for developers to use though to 'get it close'.