Re:Will humans write code in 2040?
by vadimberman on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @11:06PM
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> I can see how AI could be leveraged to generate implementation of highly precise specs
Interesting idea - maybe as a draft.
But keep in mind that people have been chasing this target for decades. SQL was supposed to be a language so close to English that business people could use it. Wizards and templates were supposed to eliminate the need for hand-coding. 10 years ago I was advised to learn UML or prepare for extinction.
All they've achieved is the explosion in the number of programmers.
Interesting idea - maybe as a draft.
But keep in mind that people have been chasing this target for decades. SQL was supposed to be a language so close to English that business people could use it. Wizards and templates were supposed to eliminate the need for hand-coding. 10 years ago I was advised to learn UML or prepare for extinction.
All they've achieved is the explosion in the number of programmers.