Conservatively, I think LLMs will replace SWE roles within the next 5-10 years. In that period SWE roles will change drastically, to be more hearding of AI agents.
We can't hope to compete with something that can edit all the files in less than 5 minutes.
If you're not at least trying to plan what your life will look like under these circumstances then you're doing yourself a disservice.
We can't hope to compete with something that can edit all the files in less than 5 minutes.
If you're not at least trying to plan what your life will look like under these circumstances then you're doing yourself a disservice.