[p1esk]

When SWE management’s no longer a thing I’m afraid there won’t be many professions left.

By that time I really hope we will have some sort if UBI, so at least we won’t starve to death.

[madamelic]

Honestly... SWE management already is kind of already out-of-date and I say that as someone who is a SWE manager.

Most software teams can pretty much run themselves and the only real use a SWE manager has imo is running interference because the rest of the company are morons and/or chaotic and being the gopher for things the team needs. I think a manager who isn't also participating in the work should be removed as they are a net-negative.

If the rest of the company is calm and sane, in my opinion, you could have a team with senior+ ICs that take turns doing planning or doing a collaborative planning.

[gtirloni]

> When SWE management’s no longer a thing

You just said developers will be gone in 2-3 years. There won't be any humans to manage. Did you mean you'll be a SWE manager of LLMs?

[p1esk]

Did you mean you'll be a SWE manager of LLMs?

Yes, hopefully for a couple more years until such managers are themselves automated.