Has anyone here yet to see a single case where an employer reduced their dev. staff numbers (or held back from hiring) purely because they decided AI tools could do the job instead?
I'm still very much in the camp that at least the current generation of LLM-tech is just as much a productivity booster as the introduction of a new platform/framework/IDE tool, but a long way off being able to actually replace what coders do on a day-to-day basis.
I'm also well aware that could change considerably within the coming 5 or 10 years, but my son's about to embark on an IT degree with a focus on coding (though not exclusively so), and I'm not at all concerned it's going to be prove difficult for him to find work at the end of it (I am concerned however that university education is an opportunity to be far more than just the career-preparation exercise and he seems to view it as, and as such, he may miss out on the chance to broaden his horizons and develop as a well-rounded human being).