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Will Artificial Intelligence replace the role of Software Developer?

Survey period: 19 Feb 2018 to 26 Feb 2018

For the sake of the argument assume we're talking "within your lifetime".

OptionVotes% 
Yes, entirely505.00
Yes, except parts that require true creativity or business sense777.70
Somewhat: they will be able to write most of the code but will still need help21021.00
A little: They will handle tasks such as writing simple boiler plate code20520.50
Not really: they will help the software developer be better, but won't replace32032.00
No, not at all13813.80



 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
Kirk 1038982120-Feb-18 5:34
Kirk 1038982120-Feb-18 5:34 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
ZurdoDev20-Feb-18 5:36
professionalZurdoDev20-Feb-18 5:36 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
Kirk 1038982120-Feb-18 5:44
Kirk 1038982120-Feb-18 5:44 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
ZurdoDev20-Feb-18 5:47
professionalZurdoDev20-Feb-18 5:47 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
Kirk 1038982120-Feb-18 6:09
Kirk 1038982120-Feb-18 6:09 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
MSBassSinger20-Feb-18 4:55
professionalMSBassSinger20-Feb-18 4:55 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
Rick York20-Feb-18 10:51
mveRick York20-Feb-18 10:51 
GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
Marc Clifton21-Feb-18 0:04
mvaMarc Clifton21-Feb-18 0:04 
Rick York wrote:
It will emit native machine code instructions with no intermediary data at all.


That's what I was thinking, but then I began wondering, what would the machine code for a processor designed by an AI even look like? Are the core instructions (set, get, add, subtract, branch, goto) a universal constant that an AI would arrive at? I guess I find it an interesting, totally theoretical, question. Laugh | :laugh:
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GeneralRe: AI will replace code, and therefore the Software Developer Pin
CodeWraith22-Feb-18 4:38
CodeWraith22-Feb-18 4:38 
GeneralNo, not the developer, but rather, who we write code for Pin
Slacker00719-Feb-18 2:18
professionalSlacker00719-Feb-18 2:18 
GeneralI've yet to see human intelligence..... Pin
Dominic Burford19-Feb-18 1:31
professionalDominic Burford19-Feb-18 1:31 
GeneralRe: I've yet to see human intelligence..... Pin
Daniel Pfeffer21-Feb-18 3:16
professionalDaniel Pfeffer21-Feb-18 3:16 
GeneralRe: I've yet to see human intelligence..... Pin
kalberts21-Feb-18 4:00
kalberts21-Feb-18 4:00 
GeneralNever going to happen Pin
ZurdoDev19-Feb-18 1:18
professionalZurdoDev19-Feb-18 1:18 
GeneralRe: Never going to happen Pin
Gary Wheeler20-Feb-18 2:23
Gary Wheeler20-Feb-18 2:23 
GeneralNot Just AI Pin
PeejayAdams19-Feb-18 0:20
PeejayAdams19-Feb-18 0:20 
GeneralThe alternative: Pin
CodeWraith18-Feb-18 22:59
CodeWraith18-Feb-18 22:59 
GeneralEnd is near Pin
thatraja18-Feb-18 20:41
professionalthatraja18-Feb-18 20:41 
GeneralI dunno - so far we mostly have artificial stupidity... Pin
OriginalGriff18-Feb-18 20:00
mveOriginalGriff18-Feb-18 20:00 
GeneralRe: I dunno - so far we mostly have artificial stupidity... Pin
Mehdi Gholam19-Feb-18 0:48
Mehdi Gholam19-Feb-18 0:48 
GeneralRe: I dunno - so far we mostly have artificial stupidity... Pin
MSBassSinger20-Feb-18 5:00
professionalMSBassSinger20-Feb-18 5:00 
Generalartificial intelligence Pin
chuck in st paul18-Feb-18 19:28
chuck in st paul18-Feb-18 19:28 
GeneralRe: artificial intelligence Pin
Mohibur Rashid18-Feb-18 19:47
professionalMohibur Rashid18-Feb-18 19:47 
GeneralRe: artificial intelligence Pin
Marc Clifton19-Feb-18 3:35
mvaMarc Clifton19-Feb-18 3:35 
GeneralRe: artificial intelligence Pin
Gary Wheeler20-Feb-18 2:22
Gary Wheeler20-Feb-18 2:22 

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