AI tools such as Github Copilot, Chatgpt and other code generators change the developer role. Many programmers wonder which skills will be asked in the future. AI does not replace any developers. But developers without soft skills replace themselves.
“The best developers 2030 will not be a better code – but better translators between humans and machines.” Andrej Karpathy, ex-Openai
In June 2025, Microsoft deleted 9000 jobs [1]. Companies such as Microsoft, Google or IBM change their teams-and AI tools are often part of the strategy. One reason for these laying waves is the comprehensive availability of powerful AI tools. According to a study by McKinsey [2], AI systems can accelerate up to 60% of the Developer workload. If AI can do up to 80% of the coding, what makes me irreplaceable? More and more people are now asking themselves this central question because they are directly affected by the 4th industrial revolution or are affected in the foreseeable future.
Unlike earlier revolutions, there is no ‘retraining on web design’ this time. AI tools such as Devin or Chatgpt code not only automate tasks, but entire job profiles and faster than most of those affected can react. Studies show that up to 30% of all developer roles will not be converted by 2030, but are replaced by artificial intelligence.
This trend can be found in almost all professions, also in classic craft. On YouTube you can specifically search for videos, such as deliver small, cute robots orders in Moscow. Or as robots print out entire houses. New patents that affect steel shavings to concrete increase the stability and replace classic iron lichen. Machines that lay the floor tiles can also be seen. The list of activities that can be carried out by AI is long.
If you internalize this forecast, you can be afraid and worried. In order not only to survive in this new period, but even to be one of the winners, requires a high degree of flexibility. That is why one of the most important properties we have to develop will be a flexible spirit. Because although AI is very powerful, their limits are also set. If we only think about what defines us as humans, we find an important quality: creativity. How can we use this for future success? So that the statement: if your creativity does not become a platitude, I first look at the way how it will most likely become nothing.
Often junior developers ask me which framework, which programming Apache, which operating system etc. you should learn. These were the wrong questions in the old days. It’s not about following trends, but an appeal. If programming is to be a calling for me, it is first of all about understanding what the code you write really does. With a profound understanding of the source text, performance improvements can also be found quickly. Optimizations in the area of security are also included. But locating errors and their elimination are also characteristics of good developers. Because it is precisely in these areas that human creativity of artificial intelligence is superior. Of course, this means that as a consequence, it is consequently expanding exactly these skills.
Anyone who is only busy running after current fashion phenomena was not one of the specialists in demand in the ‘old’ time. Pure code of Monkeys their activities primarily consist of copying and inserting, without really grasping what the code snippets mean, were easy to replace. Especially now that AI is supposed to increase productivity, it is important to decide quickly and safely where a proposed implementation needs adjustments so that there are no unpleasant surprises when the application goes into production. Of course, this also means as a consequence that AI is a tool that needs to be used efficiently. In order to continue to stay on the winning page in the future, it is essential to significantly improve your own productivity by handling AI. Companies expect their employees that with the support of AI they can do a four to five times the current workload.
In order to be able to work effectively with artificial intelligence, your own communication skills are essential. Because only if you have clearly structured your thoughts can you formulate it correctly and specifically. A significant increase in performance can only be achieved if the desired result is achieved when the first instruction. Anyone who has to explain to the language model every time how inquiries can be understood, for example, because they contain amplifying, you will be able to achieve little time savings by AI.
You can basically say that the developer of the future should have some management skills. In addition to clear tasks, there will be a lot of self -management. To distribute suitable resources for optimal results. Because not only artificial intelligence threatens your own workplace, but also a strong competition from the Asian region. Well -trained, motivated and powerful people are now available in high numbers.
So we see that very moving times are coming up. The world will turn a little faster. Anyone who perceives these changes as a threat but as a challenge has a good chance of being fit for the no longer too long future. Anyone who already sets the course is well prepared for what will come to us and does not have to be afraid of anything.
