I attended a meeting last week where the customer told me point-blank: "We were waiting for the GPT-5 announcement before deciding whether to hire you. Well, here we are." GPT-5 was a massive shock to many people. Everyone is now realizing that AI is far from replacing software engineers. If you know how to build software, your value today is at its highest point. Many people who previously believed you were obsolete are now realizing they were overly optimistic. Raise your prices. Thank me later.