Will programming languages disappear?

10 years ago I wrote 50,000 lines of code. Last year I wrote 5,000. This year? Maybe 500.

Yet I’m shipping 10x more products.

Here’s what’s REALLY happening to programming:

The 3-Layer Future Nobody’s Discussing:

Layer 1: INTENT (What humans say) “Build me a dashboard showing churn by country”

Layer 2: MODEL (The blueprint) Domain models, schemas, rules, what must NEVER happen

Layer 3: EXECUTION (The code) TypeScript, Rust, SQL, the actual runtime

Today’s Reality: Engineers waste 80% of their time at Layer 3. Writing FOR loops. Debugging semicolons. Fighting with webpack configs.

2034’s Reality: Humans operate at Layers 1 & 2. AI handles Layer 3. And most of Layer 2.

Why Languages Won’t Die (But Everything Changes):

CPUs still need instructions. Security still needs verification. Systems still need optimization.

But here’s the kicker: 90% of “programmers” won’t be programming.

They’ll be:

• Specifying intent

• Defining constraints

• Setting guardrails

• Reviewing AI output

The Brutal Truth: If your value is writing clean code, you’re already obsolete. If your value is knowing WHAT to build, you’re irreplaceable.

We’re moving from: Code monkeys

→ System architects Syntax experts

→ Domain experts Language wars

→ Intent clarity

Programming languages aren’t disappearing. Programmers are.

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