IMHO, I would agree with you. I think chat is a nice intermediary evolution between the CLI (that we use every day) and whatever comes next. I work at Augment

IMHO, I would agree with you. I think chat is a nice intermediary evolution between the CLI (that we use every day) and whatever comes next. I work at Augment (https://augmentcode.com https://augmentcode.com), which, surprise surprise, is an AI coding assistant. We think about the new modality required to interact with code and AI on a daily basis. Beside increase productivity (and happiness, as you don't have to do mundane tasks like tests, documentations, etc), I personally believe that what AI can open up is actually more of a way for non-coders (think PMs) to interact with a codebase. AI is really good at converting specs, user stories, and so on into tasks—which today still need to be implemented by software engineers (with the help of AI for the more tedious work). Think of what Figma did between designers and developers, but applied to coding. What’s the actual "new UI/UX paradigm"? I don’t know yet. But like with Figma, I believe there’s a happy ending waiting for everyone.