Observed arrival · 2026-10-08
Dev Is Dead (Again)
A scrolling history of claims that software developers are becoming obsolete, from the compiler in 1952 through later waves of automation.
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- Software developers and readers of tech history
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- Its entries use verdicts such as “Survived, learned SQL” and “Survived. Flash didn’t.”
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The visible entries move from the compiler and FORTRAN through COBOL, fourth-generation languages, CASE tools, Visual Basic, web-authoring software, Flash, and WordPress. Each pairs a replacement prediction with a brief account of what happened next; the Flash entry is the clear counterexample, noting that Flash itself did not survive. The extracted page ends partway through the WordPress entry, before the rest of the timeline can be assessed.
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