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Re:Why software developers might be obsolete by 2030 by p1esk on Monday October 19, 2020 @05:34PM (#24831283)
So, if a user says "create a website that does x, y, z", and describes in plain English, on a high level, how he wants this website to look like, and AI creates the website which does what the user wanted, does this mean this user is now a "software developer"?

Because the only requirement for the new breed of 'specialized' software developers might be they know English.

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Re:Why software developers might be obsolete by 2030 by Rury on Monday October 19, 2020 @05:51PM (#24831452)
>does this mean this user is now a "software developer"?

Sure. He developed software - who cares what tools he used to do it? Is a farmer who farms via tractor not a farmer?

The OP gave an apt example in FORTRAN - as FORTRAN is literally something which automates writing (lower level) code for you. Are software developers who use FORTRAN not software developers?

>Because the only requirement for the new breed of 'specialized' software developers might be they know English.

You assume everyone knows 'English'. To my knowledge only ~20% of the world "knows" basic English - let alone the specific English required to instruct an AI to craft a website precisely to do what you want it to do.

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