What if all human-written code goes in .gitignore? Redditors debate dev's future role
michal-rd · reddit · 2026-10-26
A Reddit discussion asks: what if all human-written code goes into .gitignore? When agents can produce and maintain code directly from natural-language specs, source code may stop being the deliverable — leaving humans as validators or specification authors. The thread debates whether that future is desirable and what skills remain valuable.
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