AI Will Kill Software Development

AI will kill software. Today I created a program in about 4 hours that replaces 2 other paying programs I use. Not super complex, did it in about 1200 lines of code with o3 mini high. About 1 hour of this was debugging it until I knew every part of it was functioning. I can't code. What am I able to do by the year end? What am I able to do by 2028 or 2030? What can a senior developer do with it in 2028 or 2030? I think the whole world of software dev is about to implode at this rate. Edit. To all the angry people telling me will always need software devs.im not saying we won't, I'm saying that one very experienced software dev will be able to replace whole development departments. And this will massively change the development landscape.

A Reddit post argues that AI is rapidly transforming software development. The author says they built a useful program in four hours despite claiming they cannot code, then predicts that one highly experienced developer may eventually replace entire development departments. It is shared as a provocative reaction to AI progress and fears about job displacement.

• @gentoomemes / 16043 2025-02-16