On: AI is removing the middle class of software engineering?

[sscaryterry]

Honestly this is purely because time is money. Its a blunt instrument that is surprisingly effective. Unfortunately, it also removes a fair amount of competent people too, that simply don't think/operate in a leetcode mindset.

[WalterBright → sscaryterry]

I'm a little hesitant to accept the notion that people are really great engineers but cannot handle basic algorithms and data structures.