Why You Should Not Learn to Code

[ZombieKing]

You forgot engineering

Yes Engineers will always have work but coding is on its way out. Everyone is firing coders like there is no tomorrow

 

[cguy]

Yes Engineers will always have work but coding is on its way out. Everyone is firing coders like there is no tomorrow

There’s so much demand that most of those let go from those companies that hired irresponsibly will easily find work. The true test is whether or not salaries drop, and they still seem to be climbing. We are growing faster than ever, and can’t find enough skilled people.

 

[MagNorthDigital]

Yes Engineers will always have work but coding is on its way out. Everyone is firing coders like there is no tomorrow

Faang is far from "everyone"
Seriously, it's year end... companies are just balancing the books, before the great re-hire of next year.

Skill never goes out of style.

 

[ZombieKing]

Faang is far from "everyone"
Seriously, it's year end... companies are just balancing the books, before the great re-hire of next year.

Skill never goes out of style.

I hope you are right, I have the greatest respect for coders but companies don't respect anyone but the bottom line.

 

[MagNorthDigital]

I hope you are right, I have the greatest respect for coders but companies don't respect anyone but the bottom line.

Once you've had a couple of turns on the merry-go-round you realise quickly that you should behave and think like a consultant in your dayjob as a developer.

A business pays you to solve specific problems, most of the time, the people paying don't have a clue what you actually do. It is your job to represent your own ability, as well as the value you bring to the company.

Dudes walked into twitter with a moerse ego and academic skill, and they walked out with a moerse ego and ****all real world experience.

If someone starts a sentence with, "well at xyz we did it like this" you are wasting your breath. End the convo and go find someone who doesn't code by contact high.

 

[SlinkyMike]

My take away from that video is that the guy’s a bit of an idiot.

That was my take away from the thumbnail of the video tbh.

 

[Moosedrool]

There is a slight truth to what he's saying. But the problem is not the skill but rather the ability to innovate.

Many developers are pathetic when combining architecture and the SRS and rely on project management to hand them things on a silver platter. But not all.

 

[Lord Flacko]

"Anyone can code, but not everyone can solve complex problems." - Unknown (Came across the quotable a while ago)

 

[slimeball]

Personally don't believe demand for human coders is going to magically disappear anytime soon. Developers are doing just fine.

Although maybe the demand for CSS, HTML, JS script kiddies might reduce?