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It will probably change the types of things a programmer does, and what it looks like to be a programmer. The nitty gritty of code writing will probably get more and more automated. But the architecture of the code, and establishing and selecting it's purpose in the larger scheme of a business, will probably be more what programmers do. Essentially, they might just become managers for automated code writers, similar to the military's idea of future fighter pilots relating to autonomous fighters/drones as described in this article:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/24/the-rise-of-ai...

Maybe. It might never get to that level though.




Yup, I think that's it exactly. I just described this in another comment as a reverse of the evolution that graphic design has undergone in bringing them into programming front-ends.

I can't wait to see how far we're able to go down that path.




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