Why Learning Data Engineering Is Still a Smart Bet in 2026 (Even With AI Eating the Easy Parts)
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A friend messaged me last month, half-panicking: "Isn't AI going to write all the ETL pipelines soon? Why learn this now?" Fair question. Short answer: AI already ate the boilerplate. That's exactly why the people left standing are getting paid more, not less. The market isn't shrinking. The entry…
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- 2026-09-10 04:05 · DEV Community — AI
Why Learning Data Engineering Is Still a Smart Bet in 2026 (Even With AI Eating the Easy Parts)