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Despite dramatic improvements in AI model performance, the majority of engineers will not be laid off — if anything, developers are busier than ever.

NeetCode pushes back on predictions that AI will wipe out coding jobs, arguing developers are actually busier than ever despite rapid model improvements. ✦ AI generated

NeetCode (Navdeep Singh) · The Pragmatic Engineer · 2026-06-24 · original ↗

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Despite dramatic improvements in the performance of AI models, Neet does not foresee the majority of engineers being laid off. In fact, he sees the opposite: devs are busier than ever.

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Coding is only a small part of software engineering, and it's a part that AI won't erase the rest of: through your work you also build confidence, make connections with other people, and develop your personal understanding of the domain, none of which disappear just because coding gets automated.Kent Beck · The Pragmatic Engineer · conf 75%

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rebuts → AI is causing a double whammy on course sales: fear over whether developer jobs will still exist makes people reluctant to invest time or money learning new dev skills, and those who still want to learn can get free personalized tutoring from LLMs instead of buying a course.Josh W. Comeau · Simon Willison's Weblog supports → Coding is only a small part of software engineering, and it's a part that AI won't erase the rest of: through your work you also build confidence, make connections with other people, and develop your personal understanding of the domain, none of which disappear just because coding gets automated.Kent Beck · The Pragmatic Engineer