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by DistressedDrone 1914 days ago
> No-code for simple wiring/boilerplating once good enough/widely adopted enough, will kick our asses.

By "our asses" I assume you mean programmers'? I don't buy it. People think coding is hard because they think thinking is hard. No-code doesn't remove the latter part, it'll only make things easier for programmers.

If anything it makes getting into programming easier, but that means more programmers not fewer.

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Do not forget the possibility that no-code systems will result in a worse outcome but still technically get the job done, with a lot less sum total thinking required.

Most software is plumbing, not competitive advantage, so it doesn't really matter how good it is if it technically works.

If you doubt that, I point you to the world of enterprise software, where terrible software flourishes and thrives.

I will not be at all surprised if no-code systems eat the bottom of the software market, replacing many software developer jobs.