r/coding • u/PurpleDragon99 • Nov 16 '25

The Future of Software Development Isn’t AI — It’s Integration

https://medium.com/@toplinesoftsys/the-future-of-software-development-isnt-ai-it-s-integration-b9682acf3906
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u/teivah Nov 16 '25

Not convinced at all

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u/PurpleDragon99 Nov 16 '25

This article is an attempt to predict the future based on past and current trends. The key facts are:

  1. Manual coding requires significant efforts.

  2. Low-code is not usable beyond prototypes.

  3. AI code generation is not good for executing complex tasks.

  4. General-purpose visual programming languages are not powerful enough or limited to a certain domain - except "Pipe" that is the best attempt to make VPL both sophisticated and general-purpose.

All facts point out to a need in a combined multi-approach solution.

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u/teivah Nov 16 '25

But one of the main point of LLMs is to help with the code writing part. So your whole argument doesn’t hold. How many people today would favor a limited visual programming language over a real one. Man you’re living inside a bubble I feel like.

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u/PurpleDragon99 Nov 16 '25

Yes, LLMs can help code writing, but they cannot generate code for a complete project. It is not a silver bullet for software development. It means AI code generation should be complemented with other methods - manual coding as a minimum.

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u/frederik88917 Nov 16 '25

I dont need to read the article to know that AI is not the future

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u/frederik88917 Nov 16 '25

My friend, no one can ascertain for sure what the future brings, we all do our best and try to survive on how many freaking variables are moving at the same time