Legacy Technologies Fail To Replace Software Developers

Jesse Warden traces computing innovations from 1959 through the 2000s—COBOL, MYCIN, Wang machines, Visual Basic and business rules engines—and argues tools touted to replace programmers instead created new roles and demand. He highlights how RAD tooling, expert systems, and visual programming reshaped workflows without eliminating developers, concluding current AI/LLMs will likely augment work and expand opportunities for software practitioners.
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