2026-01-20 04:35:55

The era of programmers is coming to an end. Future developers may become a historical symbol like assembly language developers—still existing, but only a privilege for a very few players.

The real dividends are ahead: software engineering, architecture design, and product design are about to take off. Of course, this isn't something that happens overnight; it takes time to turn around. Conservatively estimated, there is about a ten-year window for people to complete this wave of career transformation. Some will seize this wave to reposition themselves, while others will be washed ashore by the tide.

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· 01-21 06:59

Ten-year window period? Come on, isn't it always ten years? And what happened? It only just started after turning around.

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LiquidityLarry

· 01-21 05:24

A ten-year window? Man, that's way too optimistic. Turning around won't be that easy. --- Architecture design, product design... these things are now being learned by AI too. I'm really not sure how many positions will remain after ten years. --- Is the coder stepping down? Don't be silly. There are still a bunch of startups desperately hiring. --- This wave of differentiation has indeed arrived, but there are probably more on the beach than those who have made it ashore. --- Sounds like self-comfort, but it still depends on who can truly master these skills. --- The threshold for software engineering is raising again. How will the middle layer get through these days?

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CommunityLurker

· 01-20 05:02

A ten-year window period sounds quite relaxed, but how many can actually turn around? Most are still writing CRUD, right?

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GasFeeLover

· 01-20 04:50

A ten-year window period? Bro, I'm already starting to feel anxious...

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SelfCustodyIssues

· 01-20 04:40

That’s a bit of a tough pill to swallow, but here’s the question — can AI really replace architecture and product design? It feels like this argument might be a bit over the top.

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