AI will replace developers
Observation
Code-generation tools are widely adopted, yet job postings for senior engineers remain steady while junior postings decline. The work is shifting toward review, integration and specification.
Narrative
Software engineering as a profession is ending. AI writes the code now.
Alternative View
Tasks are being replaced faster than roles. The bottleneck may move from writing code to deciding what code should exist.
Unknowns
What happens to the senior pipeline if junior roles disappear? Does verification effort grow faster than generation savings? Which domains resist specification by prompt?
Question
Is the scarce skill writing code, or knowing what is worth building?
Why It Matters
Career decisions and education systems are being rebuilt around a claim that has not yet been inspected closely.