Andcareeradvice for developers will typically recommend that constant learning on the job is essential.
But ifAIcan produce code from a few plain-speaking prompts, has learning programming languages become redundant?
Certainly, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes that future generations wont need to learn programming languages at all.
It is our job to create computing technology such that nobody has to program and theprogramming languageis human.
Everybody in the world is now a programmer, he said at theWorld Government Summitin Dubai.
For the very first time, you might imagine everybody in your company being a technologist.
But Huangs forecast of a programming-free future should be taken with a pinch of salt.
In fact, code-generators have been in development as long as computer science itself.
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To excel in the future of software development, you better know more than the bots.
Emerging research is looking at AIs impact on education.
There are also new skills to learn for AI-assisted development.
Prompt engineering, for example, can benefit a developers broader communication skills.
AI-generated code will likely have less predictable errors, requiring a more thorough approach.
Think of it as the tinkerer versus the expert.
Junior positions, especially, are likely to see less demand.
