I no longer have skin in the game since I retired a few years back.
But I have had over 30 years in a career that has been nothing if not dynamic the whole time. And so I no doubt would keep on keepin' on (as the saying goes).
Future-proof a SWE career though? I think you're just going to have to sit tight and enjoy (or not) the ride. Honestly, I enjoyed the first half of my career much more than where SWE ended up in the latter half. To that end, I have declined to encourage anyone from going into SWE. I know a daughter of a friend that is going into it — but she's going into it because she has a passion for it. (So, 1) no one needed to convince her but 2) passion for coding may be the only valid reason to go into it anyway.)
Imagine the buggy-whip makers gathered around the pub, grousing about how they are going to future-proof their trade as the new-fangled automobiles begin rolling down the street. (They're not.)
But I have had over 30 years in a career that has been nothing if not dynamic the whole time. And so I no doubt would keep on keepin' on (as the saying goes).
Future-proof a SWE career though? I think you're just going to have to sit tight and enjoy (or not) the ride. Honestly, I enjoyed the first half of my career much more than where SWE ended up in the latter half. To that end, I have declined to encourage anyone from going into SWE. I know a daughter of a friend that is going into it — but she's going into it because she has a passion for it. (So, 1) no one needed to convince her but 2) passion for coding may be the only valid reason to go into it anyway.)
Imagine the buggy-whip makers gathered around the pub, grousing about how they are going to future-proof their trade as the new-fangled automobiles begin rolling down the street. (They're not.)