HACKER Q&A
📣 w4ffl35

Is Programming Dead?


On X people claim 100s of thousands of tech layoffs, ghost jobs, a dead industry. I don't see this anywhere else. Hackernews seems alive, wellfound seems alive (though impossible to get an interview) recruiters seem alive, though seemingly have no jobs. What is going on? What is reality? I am asking this on X and dev.to as well. Are we being silently replaced?

Edit:

I see posts like this often on X: https://x.com/Scobleizer/status/1836662119770849535

  👤 belter Accepted Answer ✓
This is what is happening...How good are you at taming cows?

Canada: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXCATPSOFTDEVE

Australia: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXAUTPSOFTDEVE

Germany: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXDE

UK: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXGB

USA: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/IHLIDXUSTPSOFTDEVE

Tech Hiring...

https://fredblog.stlouisfed.org/2023/03/was-there-a-tech-hir...

👤 stray
I think you're just seeing the results of years of over-hiring, followed by a slight downturn. When money is cheap, companies over-hire. And when money is expensive, companies fire/layoff/whatever.

In this variation of musical chairs, you need to be seated before the music stops.

👤 meiraleal
For some, Yes. If there is a surpresa of lets say 50%, lots of people will need to change market
👤 lofaszvanitt
Well, everyone open sourced their shit, and put it on github, because it was trendy. In 10 years, programmers will become AI assistants at best, lol.
👤 cranberryturkey
It’s been going on since 2022 here in California
👤 JohnFen
> On X people claim

Don't listen to random people on twitter. It is a poor reflection of reality.

👤 KingOfCoders
Not yet.