The future of Amazon coders is the present of Amazon warehouse workers
martin-t
39 points
14 comments
March 17, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
martin-t
A year later, do you see it now? I always say humans are not smart enough. First they came for the communists... You know the rest but how many of you would pick up a rifle and stand against evil? Well, first they came for the manual workers and many on HN were happy to help. Now they and their autocompletes came for open source devs, taking our work without consent, credit or respecting the licenses and almost nobody stands up against it. They expect me to pay for me own stolen code and most devs are OK with it because it's not their stolen code and they can get their job slightly faster. So how long before they come for you? Because by then you will be economically irrelevant and unable to do anything about it.
amazingamazing
remote work was foolish for disassociating the value of swes to just code. llms are here to finish off the job. the profession will still exist of course
KnuthIsGod
""Code reviewer" is a much less fulfilling job than "programmer." Code reviewers are also easier to replace than programmers. A code reviewer is a reverse-centaur, a servant to the machine. Every time you hear "AI-assisted programmer," you should substitute "programmer-assisted AI.""
EarlKing
I'm sure I'm supposed to sympathize with the plight of the poor Amazon coder, but since everyone in the valley are encouraged to systematically shit on everyone they believe is beneath them.... I can't. ...and don't tell me they don't. I've been to way too many corporate parties and seen how they act when they think no one is watching.
daft_pink
Amazon has the reputation of being a difficult place to work for.