Humans still write the code, we just do it using AI tools.

If we abdicate and let all software development and operations occur through the use of fully autonomous agents, someone is still ultimately responsible for the agents work/screw-ups. Thus, there is still a human writing code, from an ownership perspective. We all know it won't be the capital/manager class holding the stick there.

Prototype self-driving cars where able to handle 90% of driving around 1990. Sometimes it is very hard to go from something that works very often to something that works always.

Depends on what do you mean by "writing code". Once, writing code meant punching holes in pieces of paper and feeding that into a machine. Then the technology changed. Writing code became entering cryptic numbers into the machine. Then the technology changed. Writing code became typing words and punctuation that have some passing connection to English but otherwise meaningless to a non-professional. Then the technology changed. Writing code became much more like writing text but still not resembling any actual text. Then the technology changed... It will change again. It still won't magically produce something sensible out of nothing.

> Do we really need humans writing code anymore though?

Yes, we do.

> Another year of development and AI is just going to be superior to a human writing code.

I've been hearing that for multiple years now. Why is it true this time when it wasn't in the past?

Regardless of who or what writes it, it needs to be tested.

I don't even care about that. Sure, use LLMs to write code. But the way Andy talks to his employees and treats them is so disrespectful, I find it actually despicable.

Unfortunately, it's not super easy for me to migrate away from Proton, but it's the next personal tech project I'll undertake.

Companies need somebody to yell at when hackers get in.

Ahh yes, the final ten percent is always easy to predict like this.

This bubble can't pop soon enough.

You are right. Let's just hand the keys to everything to the AI companies. They've proven to be trustworthy and ethical. I trust them so much, I'm just going to stop thinking and say yes.

/s

That seems highly optimistic.