The era of programmers is coming to an end. Future developers may become a historical symbol like assembly language developers—still existing, but only a privilege for a very few players.

The real dividends are ahead: software engineering, architecture design, and product design are about to take off. Of course, this isn't something that happens overnight; it takes time to turn around. Conservatively estimated, there is about a ten-year window for people to complete this wave of career transformation. Some will seize this wave to reposition themselves, while others will be washed ashore by the tide.