Developing Engineering Judgment in the Age of AI Code Generation
During the pandemic tech boom, "learn to code" sounded like universal career advice. Companies competed for developers; in 2021, there were over 1.2 million active job openings in computer-related occupations in the US. In that environment, it was easy to believe that the main ticket into the industry was knowing how to write code.
Today, AI is getting increasingly good at translating a well-defined task into syntax — and the market confirms just how good it's gotten: over two years, the US has lost 27.5% of computer programming jobs. But there's another side to this: jobs for software developers have declined by just 0.3%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 15% growth in software developer roles by 2034 — faster than the average across all occupations.
I've spent more than 20 years in technology education, and I've always believed it should be built around what industry actually needs. Right now,...
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