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April 14, 2028
In 1 year, 6 monthsTraining machines to design the machines that will eventually replace you.
Professional architect of fragile automated design scripts.
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Closing timing on your legacy career.
split.you▸ NETGEN-COMPILER 9.0▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 1 YEAR, 6 MONTHSAI's Special Power
autogenerates optimal routing topologies without breaking build
You optimize physical design flows for chips using complex EDA scripts. Your legacy is an endless pile of unmaintainable internal Tcl and Python automation.
The one thing AI can't do
You are the only person who understands why this specific Tcl script remains unoptimized.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Natural language models ingest all your messy script comments and internal confluence wikis.
Month 4
Heuristic engines rewrite legacy Tcl flows into optimized, high-performance internal rust binaries.
Month 8
Reinforcement agents manage placement and routing decisions without needing your manual feedback cycles.
Month 13
The system validates its own layout compliance, removing the need for human verification layers.
Month 18 · D-Day
The cluster runs purely on synthetic intent, and your access credentials are purged permanently.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 94.5%
4.2 Million
Tcl script lines
Infinite
Timing violations
High
Engineer burnout rate
Your severance
One free subscription to a deprecated Tcl archive.
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