Ask HN: How to Keep the Edge as an Engineer?
Hi, for the past few months I've been thinking a lot about my work as a software engineer and how I'll be able to provide benefits to companies I work for in the coming years, given the fast pace of progress of LLMs Every time I think I found an edge that will help me stay I relevant, AIs seem to get really good at it in a few weeks/months. I'll give a few examples. When gpt-4 was really popular we saw an increase of badly written vibe-coded apps, I thought cybersecurity was a good career path t
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2026-11-04 18:30:32.860Z
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Reported problem
Source account: Hi, for the past few months I've been thinking a lot about my work as a software engineer and how I'll be able to provide benefits to companies I work for in the coming years, given the fast pace of progress of LLMs Every time I think I found an edge that will help me stay I relevant, AIs seem to get really good at it in a few weeks/months. I'll give a few examples. When gpt-4 was really popular we saw an increase of badly written vibe-coded apps, I thought cybersecurity was a good career path t
Frequency & alternatives
Recorded author: spacebuffer. Source votes: 8 votes (Nov 4, 2026 UTC; cumulative since publication); previous same-scope observation: 6 (Nov 4, 2026 UTC). These observations do not establish demand growth. Recent records to compare: “[问与答] 兄弟们每个月在 Ai 上花多少钱？” (V2EX, Nov 6, 2026); “Claude Code sends your email address to websites” (Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026). Shared themes are navigation hints; they have not been verified as the same need or independent corroboration.
Demand hypothesis
Treat the reported task or obstacle as an interview lead. A feature request, complaint or search for alternatives does not by itself identify a budget owner or willingness to pay.
Commercial evidence gaps
Missing evidence: distinct affected users, repeated occasions, current workaround, measured time or money cost, purchasing authority and a response to a concrete offer.
Validation decision
Group original reports by the same task and deduplicate authors and reposts. Ask how the task is handled today and what it costs; test a defined offer before claiming paid demand.