Ask HN: With the rise of AI, how to approach my new career in software dev?

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitloginAsk HN: With the rise of AI, how to approach my new career in software dev?6 points by aireo on May 30, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 3 commentsHello, HN:I recently graduated from a two-year diploma program in software development, and I’d love some advice for getting started in the industry (and, perhaps, for landing my first job). Apologies if this post is long-winded.Some background: I’m graduating from this program in my mid-thirties. I previously graduated with a Master’s in English, and I believe that previous experience has helped me develop strong soft skills that will be beneficial regardless of job or industry.During my software development education, AI exploded and seems to have changed everything, most immediately and obviously in the tech sector. No one seems to know what the ultimate impact of this technology will be, and it has, understandably, caused some anxiety and confusion. This is certainly the case for me and my peers.Today, I read a Medium article by Matt Welsh[1], a well-known computer scientist and AI startup founder. He argues that “classical” computer science -- focused on programming, algorithms, data structures, and so on -- is in for a “major upheaval”:“[T]he field will look less like an engineering endeavor and more like an educational one; that is, how to best educate the machine, not unlike the science of how to best educate children in school.”In other w...