> I'm afraid this is a glimpse into the not so distant future where software developers are next in line after taxi and truck drivers - uncertain if their skill

> I'm afraid this is a glimpse into the not so distant future where software developers are next in line after taxi and truck drivers - uncertain if their skills will be required in a decade from now. That might be true, but I don't see how this article supports that hypothesis. There are still real programmers behind the apps that Gigster: > The company finds top-notch freelance developers, designers, and project managers with pedigrees from MIT, CalTech, Google, and Stripe, and only accepts 5% of applicants. Looks like they are mostly automating the estimating and scheduling process. I think it's a leap to go from automated scheduled to automated programming, especially in the next decade.