The cost of code production is trending to zero. Therefore, the things that come before it and after it become much more crucial. On the “pre” side, the specif

The cost of code production is trending to zero. Therefore, the things that come before it and after it become much more crucial. On the “pre” side, the specification of the problem becomes much more important. On the “post” side: QA and verification that the change has its desired effect, and no ill effects, also becomes much more important. Sure, these are the next things to be automated, and people will try, but it’s easier on the backend (testing/verification can be automated) than the front end (the spec will be human-written as long as someone cares = forever for brands that matter), there will always be a need for humans on the specification side.