I agree that we're far off from such a future, but it does seem plausible. Although I wouldn't be surprised to find that when and if we get there, that the underlying technology looks very different from the LLMs of today.
> something that could've been done in an afternoon by a mid-level developer
I think that's pretty powerful in itself (the 6 months to get there notwithstanding). I expect to see such use cases become much more accessible in the near future. Being able to prototype something with limited knowledge can be incredibly useful.
I briefly did some iOS development at a startup I worked at. I started with literally zero knowledge of the platform and what I came up with barely worked, but it was sufficient for a proof of concept. Eventually, most of what I wrote was thrown out when we got an experienced iOS dev involved. I can imagine a future where I would have been completely removed from the picture at the business folks just built the prototype on their own. Failing that, I would have at least been able to cobble something together much more quickly.
> something that could've been done in an afternoon by a mid-level developer
I think that's pretty powerful in itself (the 6 months to get there notwithstanding). I expect to see such use cases become much more accessible in the near future. Being able to prototype something with limited knowledge can be incredibly useful.
I briefly did some iOS development at a startup I worked at. I started with literally zero knowledge of the platform and what I came up with barely worked, but it was sufficient for a proof of concept. Eventually, most of what I wrote was thrown out when we got an experienced iOS dev involved. I can imagine a future where I would have been completely removed from the picture at the business folks just built the prototype on their own. Failing that, I would have at least been able to cobble something together much more quickly.