Maybe I’m naive, or misguided, or something else, but I decided almost 2 years ago that I’m going to bank on not using LLMs to do my job. I still write code by hand everyday. I don’t use AI to write code or lookup docs, or anything else. I just figure that if we really, truly, indisputably hit the point of AI assisted coding being mandatory, I can learn it and get up to speed in a few weeks (or at worst a couple months), whereas uncooking my brain is way way more expensive and time consuming and difficult. We’ll see how it plays out, but so far I don’t feel left behind at all really.
I am in exactly the same position; I don't feel left behind per se but I was just fired for my stance. Management is entirely deluded across the industry, and in my case it was even acknowledged and agreed that my output and the quality of work was not in question, simply the fact that I didn't use LLMs to produce it.
I reckon everything needs another 6-18 months to ripen, then those of us who haven't bet the farm on slop will be in big business contracting and consulting to drag companies out of the pit they're digging themselves.
I would agree if companies did not have a vested interest in over complicating things and creating eco systems to sell certifications and offer a consulting arm aka FDE. Using AI to improve your coding is quick, as you say, but learning all the jargons and protocols and RFC specs so some single company can try to control the new "open source" world is what is going to take a while. All the weird little token and model nuances and stuff. I would say at least keep up with knowing the acronyms of you're not going to learn it directly.
Luckily, the jargon in the vibe coding space go away even sooner than it comes :)
Where do you work where there isn't pressure to use agents?
Where I work we actively ban LLM use in development. We're hiring too so if you're willing to live in Salt Lake City...
May i ask what industry youre in? Also, how’s the winter in SLC?
Same here! The slight difference being I'll just do something else for money and code purely for fun if hand written code stops being economically viable. I'll highly confident that won't happen though.