There's a lot of questions and discussions around whether software engineers will be replaced by ChatGPT. The short answer is no, software engineers will not be replaced by ChatGPT and other AI programs. The slightly longer and more nuanced answer is that ChatGPT and AI will be able to perform some of tasks performed by software engineers. And tools powered by AI will even make some engineers even faster and more productive than they are today. So ultimately, some roles may be replaced by AI or AI-assisted software engineers but there will need to be software engineers who can do the things that AI can't and those software engineers who learn how to evolve and incorporate AI into their work/workflow/process/dev environment will be the ones who companies pay top salaries to.

NPE: It's a new year and we have our first guest post by WSC. WSC just went completed the Code First Girls' Kickstarter course which is for a wide range of women - from tech returners, to mums, to career changers, those fresh out of school of those simply wanting to upskill. And the best part is that the course is free. They cover three learning areas including Web Dev, Python & Apps, and Data & SQL. Let's jump into the review:

A new year is a great time to take stock of your life and figure out what would make you happier or make your life easier. As someone who is fortunate enough to have a roof over my head and enough food for me and my family, there's not much I "need" to make me happier. So I often think about how to make my life (and my family's life) easier. This could be improving some aspect of our lives that's annoying or finally finishing (or starting in some cases) a project that has been on the back burner. And while you don't have to wait a whole year to do something like this, there's something psychological about the new year that makes us want to make a change/fix something/change something/get shit done.

After the holiday gatherings, big meals and cleaning up all the wrapping paper, we start to think about the January 1 and how we should start the new year right and we make resolutions to have a more productive year. I think the intentions are right but a lot of people try to go from zero to hundred between December 31 and January 1. I think it's more realistic to think of new year resolutions as small steps to building lasting habits and patterns of living.

ChatGPT is showing an amazing world where AI can create things as well as humans. We decided to see how ChatGPT handled fiction and asked it to write us a story about a dog learning to code. The results were pretty amazing an considering how long it took to generate, I can safely say that I could not have written anything remotely as interesting in such a short period of time.