I have witnessed software development jobs being threatened by one thing or another for the last 20 years. At this point I see the jobs moving from CA to states with sane politics/CoL (or even to Europe, at least judging from the latest layoff trends) courtesy of WFH as a much more credible threat.
AI/ML is the only domain which I find completely unlike regular software development. It requires more than simply common sense and love for computers. Possibly even a completely different mindset/psychological traits. I'm not sure I'd be able to do it even with years of data engineering experience.
I'd feel much more secure about my future in software if I had a stronger background in stats and some formal ANN training.
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I have witnessed software development jobs being threatened by one thing or another for the last 20 years. At this point I see the jobs moving from CA to states with sane politics/CoL (or even to Europe, at least judging from the latest layoff trends) courtesy of WFH as a much more credible threat.
AI/ML is the only domain which I find completely unlike regular software development. It requires more than simply common sense and love for computers. Possibly even a completely different mindset/psychological traits. I'm not sure I'd be able to do it even with years of data engineering experience.
I'd feel much more secure about my future in software if I had a stronger background in stats and some formal ANN training.