> Our jobs will just move an abstraction level higher. This seems a little optimistic in terms of the average software developer's ability to think at higher a

> Our jobs will just move an abstraction level higher. This seems a little optimistic in terms of the average software developer's ability to think at higher and higher levels of abstraction. It's not an easy skill, and not that many people are very strong in it. Just look at how programmers today react to mathematical paradigms and explanations (category theory, anyone) in any practical setting.