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They're now at X level.

They're now Y level.

So seeing those results change over time, a lot of engineers, I've personally talked to a lot of developers and engineers who are potentially worried that they're automating themselves out of a job and that they're also losing part of their identity because engineers

AI is so good at coding.

And they're like, oh, what does it need me for?

I felt like this was an art form and something that required a lot of institutional knowledge and a certain prowess and finesse.

And now all of my knowledge seems like it's just going to waste.

But...

In terms of what is going to stay around, I think senior engineers are the main ones that are feeling a little bit less worried.

They're still feeling weird about how good coding models are, but they're feeling a little less worried in terms of job security because there's always going to have to be someone directing, or at least as of right now, directing AI agents and delegating and directing the project, whereas lower-level software engineers seem a lot more worried.

about automating themselves out of a job because that seems to be a lot closer on the horizon.

Yeah, I think it's partly that.

I mean, the talent pool of senior engineers is definitely shrinking, but I also think that they're going to be teaching different skills.

The skills that people were learning to be an entry-level software engineer

Maybe some of those will be defunct, kind of like us having to learn cursive in school.

You know what I mean?

Like, when have I used cursive recently?

They are?

Oh, I'm kind of happy.

It's a real thing.