Likewise, the amount of software and technology we deal with on a daily basis is increasing at an exponential rate. It is just a matter of time before the ability to deal with it at a deep level becomes a necessity of life.

Of course, not everyone will be paid to write code, just like not everyone is paid to read/write, but you'll be handicapped in life if you don't know how to do it. Moreover, coding itself will largely change as well: programming languages are constantly adopting every higher levels of abstraction and gradually becoming more accessible to a wider audience.