more generally, will developers be replaced? the answer if an affirmative yes. when? unclear at the moment. i think a big moment will be when we free ai/automated agents from the shackles of python/ruby/etc—ie programming languages invented and perfected for the human programmer—and allow them free reins to accomplish their tasks.

i contend that given that the universe of computing (ie the capabilities of the processor) is finite, all software is engaged in essentially the same activities (write to memory here, a file over there, etc) such that the difference between any two could be reduced to a matter of interpretation. if so, any automated agent capable of assigning some meaning to these activities should be able to produce a sound program, in whatever computer language, even one very proprietary to the agent.