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Higher level languages did make the ability to write a program in assembly language far less relevant.

LLMs could end something akin to that, but not programming itself.

My prediction is that it will make programming even more accessible than high level languages did, which in turn will make most programmer salaries take a nosedive except highly specialized roles. Like other many other STEM fields, a master's degree will turn into a minimum requirement if you're new to the industry and want one of the higher paying jobs.

Maybe I'm overestimating how good GPT-5 will be, but it really seems like OpenAI is just about to release the one "low code" solution that actually works.

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