[Semi OT] The programming language wars

[deadalnix via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 23 March 2015 at 10:40:12 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote:
> On Saturday, 21 March 2015 at 19:20:18 UTC, deadalnix wrote:
>> On Saturday, 21 March 2015 at 15:51:38 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote:
>>> I don't expect programming will remain so low level in the 
>>> future. We are at the infancy of our skills, when comparing 
>>> with engineerings with a fee centuries of progress.
>>>
>>> For me the future lyes in something like Wolfram/Mathematic 
>>> with natural voice processing.
>>
>> People have been saying this for longer than I'm alive.
>
> You missed my remark about the age of computing versus other 
> arts from engineering.
>
> We are still building bridges with wood and houses with clay.
>
> -
> Paulo

Maybe, and we will certainly see more of this in the future.

However, that future may be far away, considering it is promised 
for decades at this point and still not up and running.

Also, someone will have to code these systems, so the job we do 
now will still be necessary.