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I think that's the point? They're saying that those coders will turn into prompt engineers. They didn't say they wouldn't have a job, just that they wouldn't be "coding".
Which I don't believe for a minute. I could see it eventually, but it's not "2 years" away by any stretch of the imagination.
Possibly. But... Here's the thing. I've dealt with "business rules" engines before at a job. I used a few different ones. The idea is always to make coding simpler so non technical people can do it. Unless you couldn't tell from context, I'm a software engineer lol. I was the one writing and troubleshooting those tools. And it was harder than if it was just in a "normal" language like Java or whatever.
I have a soft spot for this area and there's a non zero chance this comment makes me obsess over them again for a bit lol. But the point I'm making is that "normal" coding was always better and more useful.
It's not a perfect comparison because LLMs output "real" code and not code that is "Scratch-like", but I just don't see it happening.
I could see using LLMs exclusively over search engines (as a first place to look that is) in 2 years. But we'll see.
Definitely be coding less I think. Coding or programming is basically the "grunt work". The real skill is understanding requirements and translating that into some product.