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Title: Learn To Code? Visualizing The Decline Of American Software Developer Jobs
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URL Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/technolog ... erican-software-developer-jobs
Published: Mar 15, 2025
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2025-03-15 07:55:30 by Horse
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Views: 1895
Comments: 35
by Tyler Durden The surge in tech hiring in the U.S. in 2021 and 2022 represented one of the most aggressive talent grabs in industry history, only to be followed by widespread layoffs and hiring freezes as economic headwinds and post-pandemic corrections hit the sector. This dramatic swing has reshaped the software development job market, leaving both companies and developers to navigate a new landscape of cautious growth and strategic hiring. This graphic, via Visual Capitalist's Kayla Zhu, shows the percent change in software development job postings on Indeed U.S. since Feb. 1, 2020 to Feb. 28, 2025. Poster Comment: 44 years ago I learned to program IBM computers in assembly language. When I entered 3rd grade, Harry Truman was President of the US.
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Well, that would explain what I'm seeing in the job market right now. I had an assembly programming course in college. But before that, I programmed in binary. My Dad bought me a computer on a circuit card. It had a row of red LEDs, 16 for the address, and 8 for data. That was the monitor. The keyboard consisted of two rows of electric contact pads next to each of the 24 LEDs so I could switch each LED to on or off. I programmed it to multiply 2 numbers. I showed my achievement to my Mom, with the answer clearly shown in binary form on the LEDs. She wasn't very impressed. I think going forward the programming profession is going to be wiped out by AI. Just ask an AI to make a program that flawlessly plays tic tak toe and it's done in seconds. All us programmers are and have ever been are intepreters between end users and computers, making them do what people want though the art & science of programming. But programming tools have evolved to increase efficiency and the end result of that will be no more need for human programmers. People just tell AI what they want a program or even a computer to do and it will do it.
I had an assembly programming course in college. But before that, I programmed in binary. That is hardcore Neil, it sounds like you were an enthuisiast very early on. I started out with BASIC on TRS80 in High School in 1982 or so. But it wasn't until 1987 that I was able to get real training, which started out in BASIC, but also was two semesters of COBOL, and an independent project, which I used to learn C. It was early on, during that late DOS period that I ever messed with assembler code. What I learned was I don't ever have to write in assembler. My Dad bought me a computer on a circuit card. It had a row of red LEDs, 16 for the address, and 8 for data. I remember the one my father gave me, like a 30 in 1 kit with resistors, capacicitors, and variable versions on both, along with lights, and a meter thing. All in a wooden tray, with springs to connect the wires as called for. This was before the LED ones came out, but one of my friends got the LED version a couple years later, probably as a Christmas present from his Dad. Tandy/Radio Shack. They were sold as kits, with a booklet showing which spring hookups to wire together for different applications, although there were a lot that were just variations on a theme.
Yes, the TRS-80. Affectionately called "Trash 80" computers. I remember programming basic on one and getting half way done and then having my entire program wiped out. Apparently the button called "New" would reset the programming environment! And that very convenient button was located right beside the "Enter" button. And I kid you not! Later versions improved on that. I also remember saving programs on a cassette tape.
We were recording our classwork on cassettes, but even that was iffy and forget about trying to do any sort of search.
I know this is kind of old news these days, as there's so much AI imagery on social media. But to actually have AI do what YOU ask for is a bit of an experience.
See if you can get it graft a 1970 Torino Sportroof rear window/decklid onto a 1970 Mercury Cyclone without destroying the character of the Merc.
Decided to give it a shot. You'll have to tell me how good a job it did. If any.
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having my entire program wiped out.
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But to actually have AI do what YOU ask for is a bit of an experience.
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See if you can get it graft a 1970 Torino Sportroof rear window/decklid onto a 1970 Mercury Cyclone without destroying the character of the Merc.
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