Ask HN: The Death of Software Development as a Job? — 26 Comments on AI Displacement Anxiety
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An Ask HN thread debating whether software development is dying as a profession generated 26 comments from 15 points, with practitioners split between 'AI replaces juniors and augments seniors' and 'the entire abstraction layer shifts upward.' Comments reference declining junior hiring, increased contractor-to-AI substitution, and concerns that the 2026 job market is structurally different from previous downturns. Complements the broader forced-adoption sentiment on HN today.