Same experience here. I'm not a developer but do work in tech.
There are barely any jobs. I had a look Yesterday at senior tech role and was surprised to see thousands of applicants. I'm not getting any responses atm.
1- You should abstain from bad things all year round everyday. In Ramadan, during the day, you shouldn't eat, drink, smoke or have sex. This will nullify your fast if you do instantly. However, other things such as lying, backbiting..etc it's also bad and you should abstain from it as much as you can.
2- Big dinners are everyday at sunset. Some people/cultures have several meals before dawn, some other prefer to have just one or two.
3- Nobody get gifts. Usually, it's kids who get new clothes during Eid and they also get money gifted to them (usually small change and can range between $1 and $20 depending where you are). During Eid its required to visit family and friend in their home.
The other day I wanted to apply for a job. I had my CV ready and didn't have a cover letter. I copied the job description into ChatGPT and asked it to generate a cover letter. Man was I surprised how good it was. I added a few tweaks and my name and applied. All in 5minutes.
I had my reservations about AI. But from what I've seen so far I think we are doomed.
> What do we do today? Craft instructions for a computer. Not much difference if a computer is on the other side, or if an AI is.
The difference is that the skills required to craft those instructions (prompts) will be diluted, so anyone can do it. The software industry will become like the news industry. Very few will survive what's coming.