Sooo it seems like the prereq to "vibe code" an actually useful software product is...
1. Pay $200/month or whatever for "latest Claude"
2. Already be a software architect, or at least have a strong ...
Exactly. This is making engineers more efficient, not substituting for them. Whether this leads to less jobs (you don't need so many) or more jobs (because of increased demand for new kinds of products) is still up in the air IMO.
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