If we create an AI that can write software, no one in any profession will ever need to work again. So far all this has shown is it can places buttons on a form.

If we create an AI that can write software, no one in any profession will ever need to work again. So far all this has shown is it can places buttons on a form. Try building a path finding algorithm with it, that is actually performant enough to run inside a 60fps game engine across open terrain, and I think you'll find C++ isn't going anywhere yet.