Comment by maerF0x0

A developer is just someone who has the ability to create things with technology. Every iteration we do not "replace" developers. We lower the bar such that more and more people can be Developers. (Wether thats time investment/education, IQ, or other elements that were previously barriers)

When electronic spreadsheets were invented there was thought that it was gameover for accountants. There are more accountants per dollar of GDP today than back then. When a thing becomes cheaper we do not just consume the backlog and quit. We actually do more of that thing. Part of the reason is is that there is a very large set of software that was not financially viable to create pre vibe coding. Now it's financially viable to create... Even just throwaway software. Single use software. etc.

Until coding agents are capable of doing engineering superior to like the 90thile _of well trained and experienced engineers_ we will probably have human developers, likely more and more of them.