How many programmers did commercial Operating Systems put out of work? Every new level of abstraction leads to new capabilities and new demands. You may have t

How many programmers did commercial Operating Systems put out of work? Every new level of abstraction leads to new capabilities and new demands. You may have to learn new technology or move in a different direction, but I'm pretty sure software development as an industry is pretty safe unless we develop strong AI. Higher levels of abstraction allow people to build virtual goods that are more complex and there is no foreseeable limit to the desire for more complex goods virtual goods, and no real physical limit.