Humans Writing Code Is Over

Ryan, the creator of Node.js, is one of the top SWEs in the world. Anyone still claiming that humans writing code is simply trying to cope with the inevitable or being delusional. AI has already taken over coding. It has also become AI's own best tool. This has been said a thousand times before, but allow me to add my own voice: the era of humans writing code is over. Disturbing for those of us who identify as SWEs, but no less true. That's not to say SWEs don't have work to do, but writing syntax directly is not it.

A screenshot of two posts on X discussing Ryan Dahl, the creator of Node.js, and the claim that artificial intelligence has taken over software development. The joke is the exaggerated declaration that the era of humans writing code is over, presented as a provocative reaction to AI replacing direct code writing. EN: A screenshot of two posts on X discussing Ryan Dahl, the creator of Node.js, and the claim that artificial intelligence has taken over software development. The joke is the exaggerated declaration that the era of humans writing code is over, presented as a provocative reaction to AI replacing direct code writing.

• @gentoomemes / 19950 2026-01-21