CODING IS EFFECTIVELY

@programmergrind

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The video challenges a common narrative about AI replacing jobs, presenting a counter-argument that resonates with those in the tech industry. It uses relatable examples and a passionate delivery to engage viewers.

Summary

The speaker critiques a video that suggests AI has effectively solved coding, making software engineers obsolete. They argue that while AI can help non-technical individuals build businesses, it doesn't replace the need for skilled software engineers who understand the complexities of development and can ensure quality.

Structure

1AI has solved coding
2Non-tech people building businesses with AI
3The need for software engineers remains
4AI doesn't replace engineers
5Engineers are needed more than ever

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CODING IS EFFECTIVELY SOLVED AT THIS POINT. I HAVE NOT WRITTEN A SINGLE LINE OF CODE MANUALLY FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. SO CODING IS EFFECTIVELY SOLVED I LOVE FRANK NIUS VIDEOS BUT BUT THIS ONE CAUGHT LITTLE BIT TIGHT REASON BEING IS THAT HE'S IMPLYING THAT SOFTWARE ENGINEERING IS EFFECTIVELY SOLVED BY SAYING CODING IS EFFECTIVELY SOLVED THAT WASN'T HIS INTENTION LATER ON IN THE VIDEO HE STARTS GLORIFYING HOW NON TECH PEOPLE ARE BUILDING BUSINESSES USING AI FULL FLEDGED BUSINESSES HE DOESN'T SAY STATIC WEBSITES HE DOESN'T SAY INTERNAL AUTOMATING THINGS HERE AND THERE IN THEIR LIFE NO FULL FLEDGED BUSINESSES BECAUSE THEY'RE USING AI IT'S ACTUALLY FROM ALL THE NON WHO ARE ABLE THEY WANT. LIKE THE OTHER GUY ON A WALK AND HE THAT TURNS BIKES INTO E BIKES. AND HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE IN HARDWARE WHATSOEVER BEFORE LAST YEAR. A RANDOM GUY I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE ALL THE ALL THE PEOPLE BUILDING BUSINESSES AND JUST MAKING THESE DAYS. YOU MIGHT THINK OH SAYING THAT WELL THE PROBLEM WITH SAYING THAT IS THAT IT'S UNDERMINING IN 2026 WE'RE BURNT OUT BRO LIKE WE'RE WORKING LIKE WE'RE WORKING HARDER NOW MORE THAN EVER GET THE CODE BASE NUKED BY MERGING AI SLOP 24/7 WE NEED PROCESSES IN PLACE TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY SOFTWARE SO THE FACT THAT THESE NON TECH PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO MERGE AI SLOP TO BUILD FULL FLEDGED BUSINESSES IMPLIES THAT SOFTWARE ENGINEERS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED BUT IN REALITY WE'RE NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER BRO BECAUSE THE SECOND THESE NON TECH PEOPLE WANT A NEW FEATURE WHEN THEY ACTUALLY HAVE USERS THEY START BEGGING US TAKE OVER THEIR CODE BASE LIKE YOU CAN GET JUST DOING A 0 TO 1 BUT THERE'S A POINT WHERE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE TECH LITERATE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR BACKEND IS DOING WHAT YOUR FRONT END IS DOING WHAT YOUR DESIGN LOOKS LIKE OTHERWISE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE STRAIGHT TRASH YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO LAUNCH YOUR APP AND I'M SURPRISED THAT FRANK IS SAYING THIS HAVING BEEN A FORMER BIG TECH SOFTWARE ENGINEER BECAUSE HE'S LITERALLY IN THE SPACE AND HE'S BUILDING APPS AS WE SPEAK AND I'M SURPRISED THAT HE THINKS THAT AI COULD JUST COMPLETELY REPLACE A SOFTWARE ENGINEER AND HE'S UNDERMINING HOW HARD WE WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY

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bro this got me worked up ngl #Tech #ai #programming #computerscience #code

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Transcript

Coding is effectively solved at this point. I have not written a single line of code manually for the past 6 months. So coding is effectively solved. I love Frank Nius videos, but this one caught me a little bit tight. Reason being is that he's implying that software engineering is effectively solved by saying coding is effectively solved. That wasn't his intention. Later on in the video, he starts glorifying how non-tech people are building businesses using AI, full-fledged businesses. He doesn't say static websites, he doesn't say internal, automating things here and there in their life. No full-fledged businesses because they're using AI. It's actually from all the non-tech people who are able to build whatever they want. Like the other day, I met this guy on a walk and he built a thing that turns bikes into e-bikes. And he had no knowledge in hardware whatsoever before last year. That's just a random guy I met on a walk. I can't even imagine all the use cases of all the people building businesses and just making money with AI these days. You might think, oh, saying that, well, the problem with saying that is that it's undermining. In 2026, we're burnt out, bro. Like we're working harder now more than ever to get the codebase nuked by merging AI slop 24/7. We need processes in place to ensure high quality software. So the fact that these non-tech people are able to merge AI slop to build full-fledged businesses implies that software engineers are no longer needed. But in reality, we're needed now more than ever, bro. Because the second these non-tech people want a new feature, when they actually have users, they start begging us to take over their codebase. Like you can get just doing a 0 to 1 startup, but there's a point where you actually have to be tech literate. You have to understand what your backend is doing, what your front end is doing, what your design looks like. Otherwise, you're gonna have straight trash. You're not gonna be able to launch your app. And I'm surprised that Frank is saying this, having been a former big tech software engineer, because he's literally in the space and he's building apps as we speak. And I'm surprised that he thinks that AI slop could just completely replace a software engineer. And he's undermining how hard we work every single day.