Extending programmability does not make programmers obsolete, anymore than putting better cameras into iPhones makes photographers obsolete. It's just more tool

Extending programmability does not make programmers obsolete, anymore than putting better cameras into iPhones makes photographers obsolete. It's just more tools, and it will even increase the ranks of developers by giving them more onramps. A friend of mine started out writing ActionScript and now he's a full fledged developer. These scripting languages and drag and drop interfaces are useful and so they will be used. No one will be obsoleted by them.