> Together, these companies succeeded in bringing computing to billions of people. But these billions of people are still using software applications built by just 0.2% of the world's population (those who can code).
> The next step is to make it so billions of people, not just 0.2% of the world population, can build software (not just use it).
I must admit, this sounds indubitably noble.
But if you think that your software-engineering career is safe from (partial) automation, then these Sourcegraph folks have an iridium-plated bridge to sell you.
In not-so-tongue-and-cheek terms: if Sourcegraph succeeds, then tomorrow's software engineers will be - at most - as valuable as today's factory-robot operators.
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(Of course, anyone worth their salt in this industry ought to be able to find the LSP's inherent limitations, and structure their codebases accordingly.)
EDIT: counterarguments are more persuasive than downvotes.
> The next step is to make it so billions of people, not just 0.2% of the world population, can build software (not just use it).
I must admit, this sounds indubitably noble.
But if you think that your software-engineering career is safe from (partial) automation, then these Sourcegraph folks have an iridium-plated bridge to sell you.
In not-so-tongue-and-cheek terms: if Sourcegraph succeeds, then tomorrow's software engineers will be - at most - as valuable as today's factory-robot operators.
* * *
(Of course, anyone worth their salt in this industry ought to be able to find the LSP's inherent limitations, and structure their codebases accordingly.)
EDIT: counterarguments are more persuasive than downvotes.