Developer laments decline of coding due to AI

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-05-16 17:34

A software developer expressed concern that traditional coding is becoming obsolete due to the rise of AI-powered tools. They noted writing minimal code this year, relying instead on AI for development tasks. This shift has led them to consider alternative career paths outside of digital fields, such as carpentry. AI

IMPACT Reflects a personal perspective on how AI is changing the nature of software development work.

RANK_REASON The content is a personal opinion/observation about AI's impact on a profession, not a verifiable event or release.

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# SoftwareDevelopment is so dead. I've only written a handful of lines of code this year. Everything else has been vibe-coded. Some people say you need someone

# SoftwareDevelopment is so dead. I've only written a handful of lines of code this year. Everything else has been vibe-coded. Some people say you need someone with experience to steer the LLMs, and yes that is true for the moment but they get better every couple of months. So I'…

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# SoftwareDevelopment is so dead. I've only written a handful of lines of code this year. Everything else has been vibe-coded. Some people say you need someone

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