I started writing in assembly before I was twelve on a computer I built myself on a breadboard from a 6502 processor. Looking back it was fun but I wouldn’t do it now because I can just buy a computer fully assembled. It’s called progress and I will use any tool that makes me more efficient. Only a fool wouldn’t.

I was also reluctant and skeptical about the tech at first also. But it’s far far better than you think. I don’t think you’ve had much exposure to it yet. Trust me, you shouldn’t be so dismissive. You are going to probably regret it. It’s just a tool but it is a very valuable and useful tool and devs that resist using it are going to get left behind.

It you want to stick your head in the sand and waste your time doing and defending a job that can and is being replaced by a computer feel free. You can live in denial about the future but progress doesn’t care about your pride. Feel free to die on that hill with a smug sense of superiority. I’ll lay a wreath at your memorial.

You have to face reality, coding is a a dying task and that’s it, it is just a task. Writing code is the least important part of being an engineer. Engineers get paid to solve problems and the more efficient you can be at solving problems the better off you are. The best engineers adapt to the changing world around them and embrace new tools and methods as they arrive.

If your primary marketable skill, the most important thing you bring to the table, and that somehow makes you better and sets you apart from some other developers, is that you can write code, you should be very very scared right now.

Just remember this, no one but you cares if you have a job in 10 years.