New cloud engineer worries as AI coding access may be limited
A 25-year-old computer science graduate finished school in 2024 without debt because of scholarships and now works as a . The role is on a team, where much of the work is close to software development and includes building automations. Before starting, they were clear that they had not coded since graduation, but they could still explain programming ideas well.
After six months, they understand the , know how new pieces fit into it, and can fix and debug older code. They are good at reading code and finding problems, but still struggle to write code from scratch. The company currently gives un to Codex, Gemini, and Claude, but that access may soon be restricted.
The rumored limit is about $1,000 per month per developer, which sounds affordable for the company, but the possible change still creates doubt. Returning to school now feels like a serious question.
Key points
- The person graduated in 2024 with a computer science degree and no student debt.
- They have worked for six months as a on a team.
- They can understand , read code, debug problems, and fix old code.
- They still struggle to write new code from scratch.
- Their company may restrict un to Codex, Gemini, and Claude, with a rumored budget of about $1,000 per month per developer.