We've been told since late 2022 that "within 6 months, we won't need software engineers anymore". I think that's half-right.

I also think it's just the AI flavor of an old Holy War.

Remember the Olden Days

Think wayyyyyyyyy back to... 2010. (I have children older than this, and that makes me feel a sense of existential dread 😱)

Businesses were weathering an economic downturn and trying to "do more with less".