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December 17, 2027
In 14 monthsEnjoy writing unit tests while the LLM generates the actual logic.
Code monkey training for an upgrade that replaces him.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Architecting systems without the lunch breaks.
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refactors spaghetti code into clean modules
You write database migrations, debug API endpoints, and fix broken server-side authentication flows all day.
The one thing AI can't do
You can sometimes guess why a legacy codebase is failing based on pure intuition.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Your IDE starts predicting function bodies faster than you can type.
Month 4
A background agent patches your syntax errors before you save files.
Month 8
The AI begins designing entire microservice structures from simple requirements.
Month 12
Tests trigger automated bug fixes without human developers touching the repo.
Month 14 · D-Day
The repository access permissions for all juniors are permanently revoked.
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