It’s going to get a lot worse for software engineers, but not because of offshore personnel (I hate using the word “resources”). AI is about to reduce the number of coders by a factor of 10. In my current role as a Scrum Master and Product owner I’m already doing the job of 3 people because of AI. Y’all remember the Michael Keaton movie called “Gung Ho”? Robotics were taking over the car building industry in Japan. The line goes something like, “someone will have to mind the robots”. That line has always stuck with me. Besides interpreting business requirements, my job is now to help mind the robots. I’m sure Snowy’s productivity has risen exponentially by automating testing. It’s happening faster and faster daily. I think visual designers are safe for a while, but the coders that interpret the designs to code are dwindling.
Yep, been doing test automation for over 20 years now.
-SB
always been a testing mantra, code can’t create data...I’m guessing that’s gunna happen, if not already, with AI.