He's worked decades in tech and wrote a book on vibe coding. He predicts 50% of Big Tech engineers will be laid off.

Steve Yegge predicted a 50% cut in Big Tech engineering jobs as companies spend more on AI and less on labor.

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• Software veteran Steve Yegge wrote the book "Vibe Coding."
• Now, he thinks AI will lead Big Tech companies to cut 50% of engineers, he told The Pragmatic Engineer newsletter.
• Yegge said engineers shouldn't despair: There are still jobs, just for those willing to be inventive and defect to a startup.

He worked in Big Tech.