Microsoft and CMU team up to train early career software engineers

dyauspitr

“So you type your request into this chat window…”

coolThingsFirst

Now that you have learnt Software Engineering, hunting for a job is easy just make 10^10^10^10 job applications.

flowerlad

The assumption here is that senior engineers are still needed to review AI-generated code. That assumption might not be valid for very long. I find myself reviewing AI-generated code less and less because the code quality is very good -- and getting better every month. Soon reviewing AI-generated code will be like manually verifying the results of a calculator--it is a waste of time. At that point all you need is an architect. I predict senior software engineers will be obsolete within a year.

bradfa

Curious how realistic the skills learned in such a program are still applicable in 1-2 years. This industry is moving very fast, it feels like the self motivated, self starter, self learner has been thriving. Probably a good thing to have such a program, but I have doubts.

layer8

> "With so many companies worldwide faced with upheaval due to AI in software development, I believe this program will become a template for rapidly leveling up new developers across the industry." This seems cognitively dissonant with the AI upheaval resulting in the industry needing fewer developers. Maybe they want cheaper developers?

geraldwhen

Microsoft? Maybe they’re hopeful the next admin will make OPT cheap labor again.

thadk

Can anyone share syllabi for these?

petcat

"software engineer" is likely a career long gone. "Product engineer" and architect is probably the only software-adjacent title that will have consistent demand for awhile. Basically still just a prompt jockey but knows the difference between outputs that are good and bad.

BatchJob

Im sorry for being so negative but MS sold software engineers (and US high school and college students) down the river so long ago, the nerve of them now even pretending to care is just so offensive. This business has gotten so rotten, the best thing I can tell anyone is to find something rewarding to do with your life.

pards

> students will take DevOps: Engineering for Secure Development and Deployment ... in Github Actions? What a great way to discourage them from entering the industry.

amelius

At this point AI is learning faster than I've ever seen a human learn ...

xyst

It’s a glorified PR campaign disguised as a training program.

optimiz3

52 open software engineering positions in a company of over 100k. Most will likely to be filled by internal folks getting downsized. Who are they kidding? https://apply.careers.microsoft.com/careers?start=0&pid=1970...

vismit2000

Developers developers developers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs

up2isomorphism

Training is never a problem. The feedback is the essential requirement of human learning process, and AI cut it off.