AlexZha-dev

🤖 AI Engineer | Python Backend Developer
⚡ FastAPI • LLMs • AI Agents • APIs
🚀 Building AI-powered applications
💡 Sharing what I build & learn

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

So I had this little idea. I needed to transfer some files from my phone to my PC and thought, why not just build something myself?

Played around with FastAPI and Flet, and ended up with a small desktop app that lets me transfer files over my local network using just a browser.

Nothing fancy, just a fun experiment.

Would you actually use something like this? 🤔

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

Still experimenting with Flet + FastAPI in Python 👀

As a backend dev, it's pretty wild that you can turn your service into a desktop app with just a couple of imports.

Your backend literally starts alongside the desktop app.

Feels like some Python Frankenstein monster 😂

But hey, it actually works! 🚀

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

I don't think companies are doing anything wrong by laying people off and reporting it.

That's just how business works. Companies will always try to cut costs. If they don't, they'll lose to competitors who do.

And let's not forget that investors expect growth, even if it comes from cutting costs.

A developer losing their job while still having a mortgage to pay? Is that really the investor's or manager's problem?

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

I've been using Zed IDE a lot lately, and I'm really enjoying it 👀

What about you? VS Code, Cursor, Zed, or something else?

Drop your favorite IDE in the comments 👇

Let's connect with more devs! 🚀

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

But we already have a free Excel alternative like GridCraft. That's exactly my point. Products like Office will increasingly be replaced by free alternatives, and monetizing software will only get harder when you're competing with free options.

The real problem isn't open source itself. It's declining demand.

AI is affecting a lot of high-paying jobs, and some are already disappearing. People without stable jobs will save more and spend less on subscriptions, choosing free alternatives like GridCraft instead. And there will only be more of those alternatives.

And we've come full circle.

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

Sure, 100 engineers with AI can produce more than 1 engineer with AI. But who says the market actually needs 100 engineers worth of output?

If 1 engineer can now do what used to take 10, why would a company keep hiring at the same rate?

More potential productivity doesn't automatically mean more demand or more paid jobs😅

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

Wanting endless features doesn't mean you need endless developers.

Even now, a lot of small features can be built just by asking a top AI model, without involving a developer or the company.

I think more users will start modifying software themselves instead of waiting for official updates. I've already seen managers with no coding background try this, sometimes failing, sometimes actually making it work.

And that's not even mentioning how many people will move to open source and start building features there, potentially quite efficiently.

But where exactly are the new paid jobs supposed to come from in this scenario?

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

I feel like this only works for physical goods, where there's a constant cycle of production and consumption.

Digital products are a different story. You build something once and then it can be used and copied infinitely at basically zero cost.

Subscriptions are pretty much the only thing keeping this model alive, and even that falls apart if someone builds a free open source alternative😅

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

@meandshiraz I can help :)

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

@prowaitter Let's goooo

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

@DragorWW Well, they’re already stealing attention. The average time spent on the phone is 5–7 hours a day.🤷‍♂️

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

@TimRedBrother Use a Windows laptop?

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

@bodryachog Well, that's assuming there'll still be people who can afford to buy anything. If everyone keeps pushing to replace workers with AI, purchasing power could eventually collapse. Who's going to buy all those products if nobody has an income?😅🤣

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

@CastorLabsDev That’s great! Which model did you use for training? Or did you train it from scratch?

I connected ✊

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

Curious how many people here are actually working in tech 👀

I'm looking to connect with more people in IT, whether you're a backend engineer, frontend dev, DevOps, SRE, QA, data engineer, AI/ML engineer, or building your own startup.

What do you do, what's your tech stack, and what are you currently working on?

Drop it in the replies. Let's find some interesting people to connect with. 🚀

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

@gbrancaglione_ Hello! Connected :)

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

But you still use knives, right?😅 Blacksmiths used to make those too. Technology simply made production easier and cheaper. The same will happen with software. The easier it becomes to build a product, the closer its price gets to zero. And the more industries become unprofitable, the fewer employees businesses can afford to keep.

That's the only long-term outcome I can see.

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

AI won't create new jobs on the same scale. We're approaching a point where software, websites, and even content will be generated on demand with a single click.

When creation becomes that easy, prices will trend toward zero or the cost of a monthly subscription.

That's the key difference: past technologies created new skill-based jobs. AI removes the need for those skills in the first place.

Why would anyone hire someone to build something they can generate themselves in one click?

What a brave new world. 🙃

[AlexZha-dev @AlexZhadev]

I've heard an interesting argument that Universal Basic Income (UBI) could be the solution when AI starts replacing millions of jobs.

But would giving everyone a guaranteed income actually solve the problem, or just create new ones?

How do you think UBI would affect the economy, governments, and society in the long run?

Curious to hear your thoughts 👇