Programming’s future: humans set goals, machines write the code

The provided text is an article by Enrique Dans and its associated comments, discussing the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the field of programming. Dans argues that AI is fundamentally transforming software development, enabling greater automation and efficiency while potentially shifting the focus of human programmers to higher-level strategic tasks. He highlights examples of companies utilizing AI for code generation and legacy code modernization, suggesting a future where machines handle low-level coding. The comments offer various perspectives, acknowledging AI's potential for optimization and automation but also raising concerns about code legibility, loss of control, and potential misuse of AI in programming.You can also read this article in English on my Medium page, «Programming’s future: humans set goals, machines write the code«