A sentiment is reportedly emerging among major domestic IT companies that developers are no longer needed.

By 2030, 90% of developers were predicted to be replaced by AI.

Headlines in the last two years suggest programmers are being laid off, junior developers struggle to find work, and tech companies are freezing hiring because one AI tool can now do the work of a dozen entry-level engineers.

In February 2024, the number of IT industry workers, including software developers, decreased by approximately 42,000 compared to the same month in the previous year, according to national employment statistics.

Since early 2024, companies began reducing teams, freezing hiring, and betting on automatic code generation tools.