[leonroy]

I think as software is growing increasingly complex (and it only grows more complex) it's reaching the level where it will become difficult for a human brain to fully grasp the system.

We can only keep going back to the drawing board so much before the cost of rebuilding the system becomes prohibitive.

What do I see instead happening?

I think tools like Github Copilot which assist user's writing code will become ever more sophisticated and broad in their application. That they will not only perform simple bug fixes or write blocks of repetitive code, but even automatically build integrations with third party systems with just an API specification, refactor code to make it cleaner, less repetitive and more decoupled and be able to break apart complex monolithic code bases into smaller libraries or services.

Of course building such a system is a complex undertaking in its own right, but much like how a compiler eventually eaches a point where it can compile its own binary so too such a system might reach a point where it can extend and improve itself taking over from its human creators.