Satirical O'Reilly Book Cover Jokes About the Future of Software Engineering
This image features a parody of a classic O'Reilly technical book cover titled 'The End of Software Engineering.' Instead of programming topics, the subtitle suggests it is a 'practical beginner's guide to starting a career in plumbing.' The cover art replaces the traditional animal illustration with a wild boar and lists the category as 'Programming / Technology / Artificial Intelligence.' The design mocks current anxieties regarding the impact of artificial intelligence on the software development industry, humorously suggesting that developers might soon need to pivot to manual trades like plumbing to remain employable.
Yeah, but the problem, if they fall, all will fall. If AI can replace software engineers on a large scale, it can do it with almost all jobs where your advantage is knowing things , at least every office job. In this case, fewer people will hire tradespeoplefewer buildings will b
already learnt. Also woodworking, welding and gardening. Because the hell I know which one will be not take iver by the clankers
Can't program anymore? Learn to maintain the data centers plumbing so they can suck up all the water they need
Utter nonsense, ai is not even close ...
It's not about that, it's more the next depression knocking on the door. IT is the 1st to feel it as companies don't buy that 'whoa new look!' software which they totally don't need anyway, plus, covid produced a lot of wannabee-devs (i.e. script kiddos) who are not needed anymor
Yeah, "learn a trade" sounds nice, but - long term, robots are coming. Until now, they weren't feasible because labor in trades was cheap - mid term, "reverse centaur" is coming. Can you wear augmented reality glasses and do the stupid task that is highlighted in your display, li
Pls add name, location, phone nr. Surely lot of people need a plumber rather than a sw engineer. There are more pipes, faucets and washing machines than datacenters.
You're safe. I've seen what vibecoding produces...
linkedin cringe
Go HVAC. Quicker and less poop...