Okta's CEO tells us why he thinks software engineers will be more in demand in 5 years — not less

Okta CEO Todd McKinnon said he thinks there will be more software engineers in five years than there are today.

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• Okta CEO Todd McKinnon told BI the idea that there will be fewer software engineering jobs is "laughable."
• He said he expects there to be more demand for software engineers in five years than there is now.
• McKinnon said demand for new products will outpace efficiency gains from AI.

Despite a growing sense of doom and gloom in the field, Okta...