alt Hacker NewsIf it gets to the point that developers no longer need to write or read code, just manage agentic swarms, then what is the reason for developers?
If it gets to the point that developers no longer need to write or read code, just manage agentic swarms, then what is the reason for developers?
I've been thinking about this too, since my livelihood depends heavily on this answer.
As far as I can tell, agentic software development (aka vibe coding) simply doesn't scale for lay people. At $WORK, I'm seeing the 5th version of the same small project being rewritten by execs. The 5th version is marginally better than the previous 4, but it still has major problems. 5th version has no CI and accesses 6 databases directly. These VPs are slowly becoming software engineers. It's hilarious to watch, but seems rather inefficient.
I've been asked this question by non-software people and the best answer I've come up so far is this. You can go to the hardware store and purchase a chainsaw. You can now prune small trees. This does not make you an arborist though. For reference check out YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=arborist+fails+...
Thoughts?