r/JavaProgramming • u/thearjunreddy • Oct 13 '26
Will AI Replace Java Developers ?
What do you think?
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u/Purple-Profile-2783 Oct 13 '26
I don't think anyone in the comments is actively working in production
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u/-Soob Oct 13 '26
Maybe. Maybe not. Nobody knows yet. But if it can replace devs for one language, then it can likely replace them all
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u/Sea-Bench-7487 Oct 14 '26
I should have joined the police man
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u/LibrarianOutside2376 27d ago
Yep, left my job with 5yeo to become a police officer. Unionized, high paying guaranteed career. So far happy with the switch
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u/Deep_Particular856 Oct 13 '26
I think Java developers who use AI well will have a bigger advantage than developers who ignore it. The job may change but maintaining real systems is more than generating code
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u/SpaceAviator1999 Oct 16 '26 edited Oct 16 '26
Will AI replace all Java developers? Highly doubtful.
Will AI replace some Java developers? Quite likely, especially if some higher-up managers get convinced that AI can crank out high-quality code, and lay off some developers before seeing the long-term results of that hasty decision.
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u/Reasonable-Tour-8246 Oct 16 '26
We don't know if it will let's wait for a few years and see where this technology is heading to. But IMO I don't think so, Java devs still be there.
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u/ExtraTNT 29d ago
There will be need for people doing reviews, architecture and proper testing… i’ve seen a slow down with new features because of ai… reviews are much longer, far more corrections required, getting into a code base takes longer (extreme was more, than a year, nothing made sense, code fragmented af…)
I assume, that there will be a decline in the use of ai, once the damage (cost) from ai is obvious enough…
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u/Any-Egg-6398 29d ago
I also think the same. We are writing less code, but we are doing more code reviews, specifications and system design, validation, etc.
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u/benevanstech 28d ago
Assuming that a suitable price-point can be found for sufficiently effective models (which could well be open-source / local-only) then code written by hand from scratch will likely become a rarity, and instead the vast majority of code could become automatically extruded.
In much the same way as "artisanally hammered nails" aren't a thing in building construction now we have nailguns.
However, you're also making the assumption that "Make the same amount of software with fewer people and more LLM tools" is the direction the market will move in. Instead, the signs I see are that it's more likely to be: "Make *more* software with the same amount of people and more LLM tools".
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u/Obvious-Profit-5597 Oct 13 '26
Love the optimistic approach here in the comments