[sublinear]

> personally I am looking forward to the inevitable future where how you made the thing stops being as or more important as the what

Believe it or not, there's plenty of software out there written towards well-defined specifications that are non-negotiable and beyond the mere impression of some result. Implementation details absolutely matter. These specifications are of course subject to change, but not arbitrary. Due to this inflexibility and continuous review of best practices done by experienced humans who are consciously and deliberately creating these standards, I doubt the "how" will ever take a back seat to the "what". Pretty much all modern industry apart from gimmicky consumer gizmos are existentially about the "how". Taking humans out of the equation doesn't even make sense and any attempt to do so would be objectively worse in every way.

[beepbooptheory]

I think this is all true, but also I think very much missing my point here.. If only for the fact that you delineate a very good reason why this stuff is not going to be a one-to-one replacement for a lot of software work. Definitely agree there. We are very far if not ever divorced from the time where we can truly feel safe taking a nap behind the wheel. And yes, the 'how' work in that sense will always be primary.

I'm just addressing the hype itself, even conceding to it, and saying "ok, if its so great, what can we do with it?" That's the 'what'.