[abhinavstarts]

> High levels of reasoning are not required. LLMs are quite good at doing this, although they remain strongly limited by the maximum size of their context. This should really make programmers think. Is it worth writing programs of this kind? Sure, you get paid, and quite handsomely, but if an LLM can do part of it, maybe it's not the best place to be in five or ten years

I appreciate the author writing this article. Whenever I read about future of field, I get anxiety and confusion but then again I think other options too which were available to me was less interest of me.

I am now at the place that I still have the opportunity to pivot and focus on pure/applied mathematics than being in software field.

Honestly I wanted to make money through this career but I don't know what carrer to choose now.

I keep working on myself and don't compare myself to others but if argument is top 1% programmers will be required in the future then I doubt myself because I have still learn lot of things and then how about competing with both experienced & knowledgeable.

I was thinking about pin-pointing a target then becoming expert at it (by 10000 hrs rule)

I'm sorry to ask but today or in-general I am very confused which path/carrer to Target related to computing, Mathematics. Please suggest and give me your valuable advice. Thank you

[makk]

I’m not sure you’re focused on the important question. For example: Who you marry, if you choose to go that route, may very well be the most important decision you’ll ever make.

Putting that aside, based on your question and willingness to put it out there… I would say this: just surrender to what charms you right now. Do you feel drawn toward programming? Follow that. Or math? Follow that. They may not be mutually exclusive.

As you go, stay tuned in to how you feel about the activity in the moment. Not your anxiety about what you think about the future prospects, but just how it feels right now to be doing the thing. That feeling may change over time, and it will guide you if you stay tuned in.

[thomashop]

I'd say study deep learning (nice mix of maths and CS) or do software but learn to use the AI tools in the process.

If you're looking at a 5-10 year timeline then even pure or applied mathematics may well heavily use AI models.

We're always going to need architects that build the scaffolding together with LLMs. Programmers + LLMs will be able to outcompete programmers without. If one programmer can do more it just means projects will become more ambitious not less programming needed.

I've never worked for a company that had too little work for their software engineers. Rather many projects are on long timelines because there are only so many hours available per month.

Another analogy: with a high level programming language you can do what previously needed 10x the lines of code in assembly. I don't think they caused job losses for software engineers.

[throwuwu]

I wouldn’t worry too much about the demand for programmers. Jevon’s paradox has played out enough times that I’m sure as the cost of code goes to zero the demand will continue to increase. Look forward to the day that your toilet paper comes with an API.

[saulpw]

But I don't want to write code to display ads on toilet paper :(

[throwuwu]

Nobody’s going to make you :)

Write code for the wise cracking door AI instead.