[swsieber]

> Even if your average developer is a measly 30% more efficient, that might create 20% less demand for developers

I mean it might. But I wouldn't rule out Jevon's paradox where the increased efficiency increases demand.

Build more roads, congestion gets worse. Make developers more efficient, demand for developers increases. I wouldn't be surprised if demand for bespoke software goes up.

[stackbutterflow]

I see it go in either two directions, assuming it plateaus at a marginal increase in productivity. Either this newly found productivity helps teams tackle backlog tasks that they never had the time to complete, or it's used to churn out more low quality work.

[DrewADesign]

We can get a preview of it all in the media creation world. Slop slop slop.