I find it strange when programmers push the narrative that "we won't need to code anymore, just write in English."
If that's true, what's your value? You don't understand client needs better than a product manager. You don't have an exceptional product vision. You're essentially making yourself obsolete.
Your expertise currently lies in building systems, handling edge cases, optimizing performance, and avoiding technical debt. If that can be expressed in English prompts, anyone can do your job—PMs, analysts, business people.
A programmer who can't write code is just someone with ideas. There are millions of those, and they're worth $0.
Programmers who cheerlead the idea that "90% of code will be AI-written" are digging their own graves. In 5 years, they won't be replaced by AI—they'll be replaced by people who can both code AND use AI effectively.
If that's true, what's your value? You don't understand client needs better than a product manager. You don't have an exceptional product vision. You're essentially making yourself obsolete.
Your expertise currently lies in building systems, handling edge cases, optimizing performance, and avoiding technical debt. If that can be expressed in English prompts, anyone can do your job—PMs, analysts, business people.
A programmer who can't write code is just someone with ideas. There are millions of those, and they're worth $0. Programmers who cheerlead the idea that "90% of code will be AI-written" are digging their own graves. In 5 years, they won't be replaced by AI—they'll be replaced by people who can both code AND use AI effectively.