I don't see a future where we replace code with natural language -- and I'm not only skeptical about it, I know for a fact it will never happen: it's an idea th

I don't see a future where we replace code with natural language -- and I'm not only skeptical about it, I know for a fact it will never happen: it's an idea that has been tried and did not work. Formal language is easier, for the same reason that nobody in their right mind would rather write "one less than the square of the variable" than "x^2 - 1". I do agree that writing badly is a reliably correlated with being a bad developer. Not writing well denotes lack of clarity, inattention to detail and self-indulgence, all damning attributes for a serious professional.