Everyone said AI would kill the software developer job.


The opposite just happened.
US software developer employment hit 2.2 million in 2025, up 8.5% year over year. A record high. Early 2026 data shows it still climbing.
The reason is simple. AI made building software cheaper. When something gets cheaper, people buy more of it. So companies built more software and hired more people to build it.
This is the oldest economic story there is. The calculator didn't kill accountants. It created more of them.
Time to start learning.
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