Veteran developer: 3-5 years left to help businesses adopt AI before 'nobody will need staff'
shaunralston · x · 2026-10-27
A developer who worked years at a large healthcare system before becoming an API contractor says AI improvements will keep shrinking dev opportunities. He estimates a 3–5 year window to help businesses transition to AI-driven efficiencies, after which "nobody will need staff." His interlocutor is hedging with three parallel collabs plus their own projects.
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