@corbin_braun: one of the biggest economical shift if happening in software right now and most people don't know. Every big tech is la…
Summary
A tweet by @corbin_braun highlights what he sees as a major economic shift in software, with big tech layoffs and an identity crisis for software engineers as AI enables anyone to code, threatening salaries and stock options.
View Cached Full Text
Cached at: 05/16/26, 03:22 PM
one of the biggest economical shift if happening in software right now and most people don’t know.
Every big tech is laying off employees.
we are in software endgame.
there is a real identity crisis happening with software engineers.
imagine spending 10+ years of your life learning to code and making income this way.
and now anyone can do it.
odd time.
salaries, stock options all of it.
drying up.
Similar Articles
@DavidSacks: Q: How are job postings for software engineers rising rapidly despite AI agents automating coding? A: Because there’s f…
David Sacks argues that AI's automation of coding has led to a surge in code creation and increased demand for software engineers, challenging the narrative that AI will cause mass job loss.
@GergelyOrosz: Talked with a few folks inside of AI labs (OpenAI, Anthropic) about what they think of the future of software engineeri…
Gergely Orosz shares insights from conversations with people at AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, noting that engineers closer to production code are less convinced AI will fully solve software engineering.
@vasuman: Must read if you want to ride the biggest tech wave in history: becoming an applied AI engineer
A tweet highlighting the importance of becoming an applied AI engineer to capitalize on the next big tech wave.
@rohanpaul_ai: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei : "Software is going to become cheap, maybe essentially free. The premise that you need to a…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei predicts software will become cheap or free due to AI, disrupting traditional software economics and jobs, while noting a lack of awareness about the magnitude of change.
The AI layoff wave is becoming a powder keg
Tech companies are laying off tens of thousands of workers citing AI, but growing skepticism suggests the real reason is pandemic-era overhiring. The article highlights the tension between layoffs and the immense wealth generated by AI insiders.