It seems only a matter of time before Github/Copilot/ChatGPT (all owned by Microsoft) will be able to take the text from any open issue on your repo and suggest a PR which might fix that bug or add that feature. Obviously, as a developer, this sounds like a WILD superpower.<p>"Upgrade entire front end from Bootstrap 4 to Bootstrap 5"<p>"Add integration tests for account creation and account settings"<p>"Add the ability for users to upload their own avatars onto their accounts using the carrierwave gem, then display those avatars next to the username everywhere"<p>This feels wildly different to me.<p>Every engineer becomes an engineering manager?<p>I mostly just read tests and request screenshots now?<p>I can solo code an app in days that otherwise might've taken months?<p>Holy dang.<p>What else aren't we talking about, yet?
I guess one implication of this will be the continuing rapid decrease in cost of software development. Everyone who previously could barely scrape together a functional app will now be able to launch advanced, beautiful, feature-rich apps. Quality of products could improve vastly (quantity <i>will</i> improve vastly).