Will AI Replace All Coders?

The whispers have become a roar.

The LLM / foundational model boom and the resulting wave of AI experiences has now materialized in the form of increasingly capable specialized code-generation tools. These systems have rapidly integrated into every dimension of software development.

Predictably, this seismic shift has ignited heated discussion, ranging from unbridled excitement to outright fear for the future of programming careers. While concerns about automation displacing jobs are understandable, they paint an incomplete, perhaps even misleading, picture. Some of the folks on my X timeline are mocking people for learning to code, declaring programming “so over” as a career.

Standing here on the cusp of this new era, a far more compelling narrative emerges: AI is not the replacement for the the modern “information worker”; it is the ultimate force multiplier, poised to unlock unprecedented levels of creativity, productivity, and ultimately, opportunity within the field. Actually, this…