• PlasmaDistortion
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    4 months ago

    Skilled developers can easily transition to another field of software engineering.

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      Even in 2024, there’s still a lot of non-software (automotive) engineering involved in building a car – even an electric one.

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      No one can become a skilled ML/AI dev overnight. That will still take a year or two or more of working with it daily. If you transition to a new field you basically become a junior dev all over again for a while. Domain knowledge is a big part of being a good programmer.