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by jjeaff 3046 days ago
I think that we can do a lot more with a lot less programmer hours today. React native is a good example. We have just finished rebuilding our app with maybe one third the time and cost of our two native apps.

This is of course offset by the overall huge growth in demand for all kinds of software. But if that demand curve ever flattens out, then I think we could definitely see a reduction in the need for programmers.
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kthejoker2 3045 days ago
This exactly. I always think of this xkcd comic

https://xkcd.com/1205/

If AI makes all those targets achievable, the number of projects which will get wired up will be astronomical - but finite.

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